Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Adverse:
  • 39.381506, -114.775932
  • 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 Adverse

• 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 White Pine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for White Pine 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 Adverse ...

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.

• Copper Flat
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
  • Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
• Glenn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Glenn is located in White Pine County
• Kent ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in White Pine County
• Keystone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in White Pine County
• Keystone Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Junction
  • Keystone Junction is located in White Pine County
• Lane City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
  • Lane City is located in White Pine County
  • Former name for Lane City:
  • Mineral City
• Steptoe
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steptoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
  • Steptoe is located in White Pine County
• Sunshine Camp ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
  • Sunshine Camp is located in White Pine County

How Far From Adverse 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 Adverse 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<2> community of Adverse once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Adverse and extending to:

• Ely, which is the Seat of White Pine County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Adverse to Ely, with an average speed<4> 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.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,921 miles [12,747.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/