Welcome to Crows Nest ...
So far, we found very little information about Crows Nest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crows Nest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crows Nest, please Contact Us.
Crows Nest would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Crows Nest, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crows Nest, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Crows Nest is 4,760 feet [1,451 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Crows Nest is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Crows Nest was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Crows Nest ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Crows Nest - they are located in Indiana, Maine, Maryland and Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crows Nest.
Communities near Crows Nest ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Crows Nest.
- Troy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Nye County
- Grant City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Nye County
- Adaven ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Lockes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes
- Lockes is located in Nye County
- Heizert City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizert City
- Heizert City is located in Lincoln County
Adding Crows Nest to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crows Nest in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crows Nest was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crows Nest.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crows Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crows Nest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |