Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Oroville:
  • 39.496553, -121.552192
  • 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 South Oroville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Oroville ...

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.

• Hawk Ravine ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hawk Ravine is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ravine
• Land ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Land is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
• Lava Beds ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lava Beds is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Beds
• Longs Bar ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
• Lorraine ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lorraine is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Lynchburg ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Quartz ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quartz is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz
• Vista Robles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vista Robles is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Robles
• Wicks Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wicks Corner is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Oroville and extending to:

• Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from South Oroville to Sacramento, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,357 miles [3,793.2 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,054 miles [12,961.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'