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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scales, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scales and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Scales:
- 39.598226, -120.992454
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Scales
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sierra County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- Since Scales is near Yuba County and also Plumas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Scales
Communities Also Named Scales ...
We found one communities that are also named Scales.
Within California, the name Scales is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Scales in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Scales.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scales ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Goodyears Bar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grass Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Flat
- Indian Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Poverty Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poverty Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Queen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Strawberry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Scales to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Scales to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Scales once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Scales and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scales to Downieville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,037 miles [12,934.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scales) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Scales to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scales. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5982, Longitude: -120.9925 In this case, the coordinates for Scales have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.191 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.033 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.273 degrees. |
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