Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Canyon City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canyon City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Canyon City
- 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 Canyon City:
- 39.346316, -117.137035
- 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 Canyon City
- 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 Lander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lander County
- Since Canyon City is near Nye County and also Churchill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- eBird sighting report for Churchill 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 Canyon City ...
We found seven communities that share the name Canyon City.
Within Nevada, the name Canyon City is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- British Columbia
- This Canyon City lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Canyon City that is located in Lander County.
- California
- San Diego County
- This Canyon City is located in San Diego County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the south of the Canyon City that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Canyon City.
- Oregon
- Grant County
- This Canyon City is located in Grant County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Canyon City that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Canyon City.
- South Dakota
- Pennington County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Canyon City [Pennington County].
- Texas
- Comal County
- This Canyon City is located in Comal County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Canyon City that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Canyon City.
- Yukon
- This Canyon City lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Canyon City that is located in Lander County.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canyon City ...
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.
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Grass Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Grass Valley is located in Lander County
- Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
- Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Lakeview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Millett ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Park Canyon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Canyon
- Park Canyon is located in Nye County
- Ravenswood ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Lander County
- Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yankee Blade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade
- Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
How Far From Canyon City 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 community such as Canyon City 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 community of Canyon City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Canyon City and extending to:
- Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could drive a straight line from Canyon City to Battle Mountain, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 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 7,977 miles [12,837.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canyon City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canyon City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3463, Longitude: -117.1370 In this case, the coordinates for Canyon City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Canyon City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Canyon City 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 335.985 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.191 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.937 degrees. |