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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 South Yuba City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Yuba 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 South Yuba City:
- 39.116559, -121.639133
- 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 Yuba 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 Sutter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sutter County
- Since South Yuba City is near Yuba County and also Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz 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 Yuba City
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Yuba 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.
- Dean Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dean Place is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Place
- Everglade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Everglade is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everglade
- Joesphine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Joesphine is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joesphine
- Linda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Live Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marigold ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marigold is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mendoza ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mendoza is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Oliver ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Sunset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From South Yuba 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 South Yuba 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 South Yuba City and extending to:
- Yuba City, which is the Seat of Sutter County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from South Yuba City to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,368 miles [3,810.9 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 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,313 miles [11,769.1 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 8,080 miles [13,003.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 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- South Yuba 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 South Yuba 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 South Yuba City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1166, Longitude: -121.6391 In this case, the coordinates for South Yuba City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.685 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.679 degrees. |
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