Welcome to Placerites ...
So far, we found very little information about Placerites. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Placerites to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Placerites, please Contact Us.
Placerites would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Placerites, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Placerites is 4,610 feet [1,405 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Placerites is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Placerites was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Placerites still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities near Placerites ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Placerites.
- Seven Troughs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Troughs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Troughs
- Seven Troughs is located in Pershing County
- Tunnel Camp ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Camp
- Tunnel Camp is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt House have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Imlay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
- Imlay is located in Pershing County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay <6>
- Lander City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
- Lander City is located in Pershing County
- Torreytown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Zola ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Star City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Tungsten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Tungsten is located in Pershing County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Placerites, 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 Pershing, 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 Placerites - 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |