Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Candelaria

• 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 Candelaria:
  • 38.159312, -118.089489
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Candelaria

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Since Candelaria is near Esmeralda County and also Mono County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Esmeralda County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mono 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Candelaria

Communities Also Named Candelaria ...

We found one communities that are also named Candelaria.

Within Nevada, the name Candelaria is unique.

Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Candelaria in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Presidio County
    • This Candelaria is located in Presidio County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Candelaria that is located in Mineral County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presidio County community of Candelaria.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Candelaria ...

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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calmville is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmville
• Coaldale ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale has also been known as:
  • Coaldale Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coaldale
  • From Candelaria to Coaldale
• Columbus ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbus is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Fish Lake ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Fish Lake is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
• Gilbert ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Gilbert is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Gold Hit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Hit is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hit
• Metallic City ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Metallic City is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
  • Metallic City has also been known as:
  • Pickhandle Gulch
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Metallic City
  • From Candelaria to Metallic City
• Sodaville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sodaville is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville

How Far From Candelaria to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Candelaria 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<2> community of Candelaria once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Candelaria and extending to:

• Hawthorne, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Candelaria to Hawthorne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,199 miles [3,538.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,072 miles [12,990.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'