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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 Scotts Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotts Flat and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Scotts Flat:
    • 39.284441, -120.917911
    • 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 Scotts Flat
  • 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
    • Since Scotts Flat is near Placer County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Scotts Flat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotts Flat ...

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.

  • Blue Tent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Champion ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Champion is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Crystal Springs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Springs is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Dutch Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwards Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
  • Forest Knolls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
  • Gold Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunts Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hunts Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Hill
  • Junction House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Junction House is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Little York ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Little York is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Providence ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Providence is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Quaker Hill ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quaker Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
    • Red Dog
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Red Dog is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Dog
    • Relief
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Relief is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Steeplehollow Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Town Talk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Town Talk is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Talk
    • Willow Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Willow Valley is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

How Far From Scotts Flat 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 Scotts Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Scotts Flat and extending to:

  • Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Scotts Flat to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,328 miles [3,746.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,056 miles [12,964.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scotts Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Scotts Flat 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 Scotts Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2844, Longitude: -120.9179    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.098 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.905 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.232 degrees.