Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arthur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arthur and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arthur
- 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 Arthur:
- 40.796591, -115.190883
- 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 Arthur
- 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 Elko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elko 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 Arthur ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Arthur.
Within Nevada, the name Arthur is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Conway County
- This Arthur is located in Conway County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<2> to the east of the Arthur that is located in Elko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Arthur.
- Grant County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Arthur [Grant County].
- Poinsett County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Arthur [Poinsett County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Hodgeman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arthur [Hodgeman County].
- Ness County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arthur [Ness County].
- Kentucky
- Edmonson County
- This Arthur is located in Edmonson County and lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<2> to the east of the Arthur that is located in Elko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Arthur.
- Letcher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Arthur [Letcher County].
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Arthur lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Arthur that is located in Elko County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arthur ...
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.
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Black Forest ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
- Black Forest is located in Elko County
- Clover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Fair Play ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Lee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Ruby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Secret ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Spring Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <5>
- Warm Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Creek
- Warm Creek is located in Elko County
- Welcome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Arthur 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 Arthur 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 community of Arthur once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Arthur and extending to:
- Elko, which is the Seat of Elko County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Arthur to Elko, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 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 7,843 miles [12,622.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Arthur could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arthur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arthur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7966, Longitude: -115.1909 In this case, the coordinates for Arthur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Arthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Arthur 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 334.554 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.595 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.711 degrees. |