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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scales
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Scales ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Yuba County
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Goodyears Bar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyears Bar
- Goodyears Bar is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyears Bar <4>
- Grass Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Flat
- Grass Flat is located in Sierra County
- Indian Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sierra County
- Poverty Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Poverty Hill is located in Sierra County
- Queen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Strawberry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Valley
- Strawberry Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Valley <4>
- Union Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Sierra County
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<5> beginning in Scales and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scales to Downieville, with an average speed<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scales) to Point B.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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.191 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.033 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.273 degrees. |