Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Swedes Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swedes Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Swedes Flat
- 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 Swedes Flat:
- 39.446555, -121.374687
- 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 Swedes Flat
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Swedes Flat is near Yuba County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- eBird sighting report for Nevada 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swedes Flat ...
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.
- Challenge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Challenge is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Challenge <1>
- Craig ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Enterprise ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Frenchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Yuba County
- Hawk Ravine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ravine
- Hawk Ravine is located in Butte County
- Land ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Oregon House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon House
- Oregon House is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon House <1>
- Quartz ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rackerby
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rackerby
- Rackerby is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rackerby <1>
- Robinson Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
- Sunnyslope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Sunnyslope is located in Butte County
How Far From Swedes Flat 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 Swedes Flat 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<3> community of Swedes Flat once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Swedes Flat and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swedes Flat to Oroville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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> | 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> | 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 Swedes Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Swedes Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swedes Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4466, Longitude: -121.3747 In this case, the coordinates for Swedes Flat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Swedes Flat 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 339.495 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.389 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.512 degrees. |