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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Nevada:
    • 37.839286, -94.357894
    • 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 Nevada
  • 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 Nevada ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Nevada.

Within Missouri, the name Nevada is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Nevada is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<1> to the west of the Nevada that is located in Vernon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Nevada.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Nevada [Arapahoe County].
    • Illinois
      • Livingston County
      • This Nevada is located in Livingston County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nevada that is located in Vernon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Nevada.
    • Indiana
      • Tipton County
      • This Nevada is located in Tipton County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nevada that is located in Vernon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Nevada.
    • Iowa
      • Story County
      • This Nevada is located in Story County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the north of the Nevada that is located in Vernon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Story County community of Nevada.
    • Kansas
      • Douglas County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Douglas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Nevada.
      • Ness County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Nevada [Ness County].
    • Kentucky
      • Mercer County
      • This Nevada is located in Mercer County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the east of the Nevada that is located in Vernon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Nevada.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Nevada is located in Hinds County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Nevada that is located in Vernon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Nevada.
    • Ohio
      • Wyandot County
      • This Nevada is located in Wyandot County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nevada that is located in Vernon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Nevada.
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Nevada is located in Collin County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nevada that is located in Vernon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Nevada.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nevada ...

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.

  • Arthur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Vernon County
  • Blaine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Vernon County
  • Dean Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dean Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ford
    • Dean Ford is located in Vernon County
  • Eve
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
    • Eve is located in Vernon County
  • Greene Springs ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
    • Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
  • Katy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Katy is located in Vernon County
  • Moundville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Richards
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Richards is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Sandstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
  • Temple ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Temple is located in Vernon County

How Far From Nevada 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 Nevada to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nevada and extending to:

  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Nevada to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,371 miles [11,862.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,256 miles [8,458.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Nevada: www.nevadamo.org/

The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 from Point A (ie- Nevada) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nevada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8393, Longitude: -94.3579    
<2>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 Nevada 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.
<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 Nevada, 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 Nevada 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 318.799 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.80 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.788 degrees.









 

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