Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Woolsey 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 Woolsey Flat:
  • 39.411285, -120.868001
  • 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 Woolsey 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
  • Since Woolsey Flat 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 Woolsey Flat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woolsey 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.

• Centerville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cold Spring ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forest is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Gulch
• Lake City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake City is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
• Minnesota Flat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
• Plum Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum Valley is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
• Relief
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Relief is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
• Snow Point ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Snow Point is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
• Snow Tent ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Snow Tent is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Tent
• Unionville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Woolsey Flat to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woolsey Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woolsey Flat to Nevada City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,280 miles [11,716 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 8,047 miles [12,950.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'