Black Horse (White Pine County, NV) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Black Horse

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 Black Horse:
- 39.146056, -114.282220
- 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 Black Horse

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
- Since Black Horse is near Millard County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Millard 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 Black Horse ...

We found seven communities that share the name Black Horse.

Within Nevada, the name Black Horse is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
  - Middlesex County
  - This Black Horse is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,094 miles [3,370 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Black Horse that is located in White Pine County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Black Horse.
- Ohio
  - Portage County
  - This Black Horse is located in Portage County and lies 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Black Horse that is located in White Pine County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Black Horse.
- Ontario
  - This Black Horse lies 1,798 miles [2,893.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Black Horse that is located in White Pine County.
- Pennsylvania
  - Chester County
  - This Black Horse is located in Chester County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Black Horse that is located in White Pine County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Black Horse.
  - Delaware County
  - This Black Horse is located in Delaware County and lies 2,053 miles [3,304 km] to the east northeast of the Black Horse that is located in White Pine County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Black Horse.
  - Montgomery County
  - This Black Horse is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km] to the east northeast of the Black Horse that is located in White Pine County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Black Horse.
- South Dakota
  - Corson County
  - This Black Horse is located in Corson County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Black Horse that is located in White Pine County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Corson County community of Black Horse.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Horse ...

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.

Adverse ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adverse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
- Adverse is located in White Pine County
Cooper ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in White Pine County
Majors Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Place
- Majors Place is located in White Pine County
Minerva ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in White Pine County

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

Ely, which is the Seat of White Pine County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Black Horse to Ely, with an average speed<4> 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 293 miles [471.5 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 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 7,924 miles [12,752.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Horse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Horse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1461, Longitude: -114.2822 In this case, the coordinates for Black Horse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>	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.
<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 Black Horse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>	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.
<5>	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 Black Horse to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.658 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.405 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.258 degrees.