Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Squirrel Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Squirrel Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Squirrel Creek
- 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 Squirrel Creek:
- 39.794618, -120.717722
- 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 Squirrel Creek
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- Since Squirrel Creek is near Sierra County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Squirrel Creek ...
We found one communities that share the name Squirrel Creek.
Within California, the name Squirrel Creek is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Squirrel Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County and lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<1> to the east of the Squirrel Creek that is located in Plumas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Squirrel Creek.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Squirrel Creek ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - English Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Bar
- English Bar is located in Plumas County
- Greenhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Johnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsville <3>
- Little Jamison ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Jamison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jamison
- Little Jamison is located in Plumas County
- Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Mohawk Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
- Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
- Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Plumas County
- Two Rivers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Two Rivers is located in Plumas County
- Valley Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
How Far From Squirrel Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Squirrel Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Squirrel Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Squirrel Creek and extending to:
- Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Squirrel Creek to Quincy, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 93 miles [149.7 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 most of three 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,252 miles [11,671 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 8,019 miles [12,905.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Squirrel Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Squirrel Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7946, Longitude: -120.7177 In this case, the coordinates for Squirrel Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Squirrel Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Squirrel Creek 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 338.981 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.793 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.10 degrees. |