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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 Carman Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carman Heights 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 Carman Heights:
- 38.837409, -119.509055
- 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 Carman Heights
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Carman Heights is near Lyon County and also Alpine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alpine 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 Carman Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carman Heights ...
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.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Double Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Double Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Fredericksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Ludwig ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ludwig is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Mammoth Ledge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mammoth Ledge is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Ledge
- Mountain House ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain House is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Topaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Topaz Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
- Twelvemile House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twelvemile House is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile House
How Far From Carman Heights 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 Carman Heights 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 Carman Heights once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Carman Heights and extending to:
- Minden, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carman Heights to Minden, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,262 miles [3,640.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 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 8,058 miles [12,968.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Carman Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Carman Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carman Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carman Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8374, Longitude: -119.5091 In this case, the coordinates for Carman Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.881 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.423 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.378 degrees. |
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