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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 Sunrise Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise Heights 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 Sunrise Heights:
- 39.231561, -121.071895
- 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 Sunrise Heights
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Sunrise Heights is near Yuba County and also Placer 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 Placer 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 Sunrise Heights
Communities Also Named Sunrise Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Sunrise Heights.
Within California, the name Sunrise Heights is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Sunrise Heights is located in Broward County and lies 2,513 miles [4,044.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise Heights that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Sunrise Heights.
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Sunrise Heights is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise Heights that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Sunrise Heights.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise Heights that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Sunrise Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise Heights ...
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.
- Cedar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Champion ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Champion is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Cypress Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cypress Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hill
- Forest Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Gold Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Grass Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hills Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hills Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Flat
- Providence ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ridge View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ridge View is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Rough and Ready
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset View is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Timber Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Timber Trails is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Town Talk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Town Talk is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Talk
- Union Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Sunrise Heights 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 Sunrise Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Heights and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sunrise Heights to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,337 miles [3,761 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 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 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 8,062 miles [12,974.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunrise Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sunrise Heights 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 Sunrise Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2316, Longitude: -121.0719 In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.221 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.05 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.328 degrees. |
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