Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Soda Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Soda Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Soda Springs
- 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 Soda Springs:
- 39.323491, -120.379410
- 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 Soda Springs
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Soda Springs is near Placer County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Soda Springs ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Soda Springs.
There are four communities within California that are also named Soda Springs.
Beyond California, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Mendocino County
- This Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west of the Soda Springs that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Soda Springs.
- Placer County
- This Soda Springs is located in Placer County and lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Soda Springs that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Soda Springs.
- San Diego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Soda Springs [San Diego County].
- Tulare County
- This Soda Springs is located in Tulare County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Soda Springs that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Soda Springs.
- Mendocino County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Soda Springs [Fremont County].
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Soda Springs [Lake County].
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Soda Springs [Bingham County].
- Caribou County
- This Soda Springs is located in Caribou County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Soda Springs that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Soda Springs.
- Montana
- Yellowstone County
- This Soda Springs is located in Yellowstone County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Soda Springs that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Soda Springs.
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Soda Springs [Esmeralda County].
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Soda Springs that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Soda Springs.
- Parker County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Parker County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Soda Springs.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Soda Springs ...
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.
- Donner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Donner Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
- Donner Lake is located in Nevada County
- Kingvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Rainbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Soda Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Spruce ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Summit City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
How Far From Soda Springs 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 Soda Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Soda Springs and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Soda Springs to Nevada City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 78 miles [125.5 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 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 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 8,044 miles [12,945.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Soda Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Soda Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Soda Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3235, Longitude: -120.3794 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Soda Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Soda Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Soda Springs 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 338.653 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.375 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.901 degrees. |