Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 White Spot:
  • 39.281283, -121.010782
  • 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 White Spot

• 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 White Spot is near Sierra County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for White Spot

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Spot ...

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.

• Blue Tent
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
• Champion ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Crystal Springs ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Edwards Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
• Forest Knolls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
• Gold Flat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
• Providence ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Timber Trails
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Trails is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
• Town Talk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Town Talk is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Talk
• Willow Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Willow Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley

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

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

• Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from White Spot 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 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 8,058 miles [12,968.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'