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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 Sierra City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sierra City 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 Sierra City:
- 39.566554, -120.631956
- 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 Sierra City
- 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 Sierra City is near Nevada County and also Plumas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Sierra City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sierra City ...
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.
- American Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- American Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Hill
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Downieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodyears Bar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Graniteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little Jamison ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Jamison is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jamison
- Marsh Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Waters ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Waters is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Waters
- Minnesota Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Snow Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Point is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Valley Ranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Whitehawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
How Far From Sierra City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sierra City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sierra City and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sierra City to Downieville, with an average speed<3> 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 82 miles [132 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 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 8,033 miles [12,927.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,082 miles [9,788 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sierra City) 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 Sierra City 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 Sierra City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5666, Longitude: -120.6320 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.887 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.669 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.052 degrees. |
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