Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Camp Douglas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Douglas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Camp Douglas
- 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 Camp Douglas:
- 38.338789, -118.200170
- 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 Camp Douglas
- 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Since Camp Douglas is near Esmeralda County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Esmeralda 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 Camp Douglas ...
We found one communities that share the name Camp Douglas.
Within Nevada, the name Camp Douglas is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Camp Douglas in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Juneau County
- This Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County and lies 1,495 miles [2,406 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camp Douglas that is located in Mineral County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juneau County community of Camp Douglas.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Douglas ...
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.
- Calmville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Coaldale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
- Coaldale has also been known as:
- Coaldale Junction
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coaldale
- From Camp Douglas to Coaldale
- Columbus ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Copperfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Mineral County
- Gold Hit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Lucky Boy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Metallic City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metallic City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
- Metallic City is located in Mineral County
- Metallic City has also been known as:
- Pickhandle Gulch
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Metallic City
- From Camp Douglas to Metallic City
- Sodaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Whiskey Spring ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Spring
- Whiskey Spring is located in Mineral County
How Far From Camp Douglas 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 Camp Douglas 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<4> community of Camp Douglas once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Camp Douglas and extending to:
- Hawthorne, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Douglas to Hawthorne, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,063 miles [12,976.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Camp Douglas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camp Douglas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3388, Longitude: -118.2002 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Douglas 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> | 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> | 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 Camp Douglas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Camp Douglas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.747 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.034 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.599 degrees. |