Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sloat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sloat and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sloat

• 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 Sloat:
  • 39.866562, -120.727446
  • 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 Sloat

• 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Since Sloat is near Sierra County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba 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 Sloat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sloat ...

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.

• Bells Bar ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bells Bar is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Bar
• English Bar ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • English Bar is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Bar
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Greenhorn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenhorn is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
• Johnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Johnsville is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsville <1>
• Little Jamison ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Little Jamison is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jamison
• Lovejoy ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovejoy is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
• Mohawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
• Spring Garden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Garden is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
• Squirrel Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Squirrel Creek is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
• Two Rivers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Two Rivers is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers

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

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

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sloat to Quincy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 97 miles [156.1 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,309 miles [3,716 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 7,248 miles [11,664.5 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 8,015 miles [12,898.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'