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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 Carson City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carson City and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Carson City:
    • 39.173856, -119.763193
    • 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 Carson 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 Carson City as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carson City
    • Since Carson City is near Douglas County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Carson City

Communities Also Named Carson City ...

We found two communities that are also named Carson City.

Within Nevada, the name Carson City is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm County
      • This Carson City is located in Montcalm County and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carson City that is located in Carson City.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Carson City.
    • Mississippi
      • Greene County
      • This Carson City is located in Greene County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the east of the Carson City that is located in Carson City.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Carson City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carson 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.

How Far From Carson 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 city such as Carson City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carson City and extending to:

  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,269 miles [3,651.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Carson City to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 129 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 89 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 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 8,041 miles [12,940.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Carson City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Carson City 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 Carson City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1739, Longitude: -119.7632    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.126 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.737 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.527 degrees.