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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sierra City
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada 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
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Hill
- American Hill is located in Sierra County
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Sierra County
- Downieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Downieville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <2>
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Goodyears Bar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyears Bar
- Goodyears Bar is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyears Bar <2>
- Graniteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Johnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsville <2>
- Little Jamison ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Jamison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jamison
- Little Jamison is located in Plumas County
- Marsh Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
- Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Middle Waters ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Waters
- Middle Waters is located in Sierra County
- Minnesota Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
- Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
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- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Snow Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
- Snow Point is located in Nevada County
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Sierra County
- Valley Ranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Whitehawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph
How Far From Sierra City 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 Sierra City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sierra City and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sierra City to Downieville, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sierra City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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.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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.887 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.669 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.052 degrees. |