Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grass Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grass Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grass Valley
- 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 Grass Valley:
- 45.359211, -120.784000
- 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 Grass Valley
- 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 Sherman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sherman County
- Since Grass Valley is near Wasco County and also Gilliam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- eBird sighting report for Gilliam 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 Grass Valley ...
We found three communities that share the name Grass Valley.
Within Oregon, the name Grass Valley is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada County
- This Grass Valley is located in Nevada County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the south of the Grass Valley that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Grass Valley.
- Montana
- Missoula County
- This Grass Valley is located in Missoula County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grass Valley that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Grass Valley.
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Grass Valley [Lander County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grass Valley ...
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.
- Boardman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Bourbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Dike
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Gordon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Sherman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
- Lockit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Monkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Rosebush ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Grass Valley 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 city such as Grass Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grass Valley and extending to:
- Moro, which is the Seat of Sherman County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grass Valley to Moro, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,659 miles [12,326 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grass Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sherman County: www.sherman-county.com/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grass Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grass Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3592, Longitude: -120.7840 In this case, the coordinates for Grass Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Grass Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Grass Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.472 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.678 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.909 degrees. |