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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 Carvers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carvers 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 Carvers:
- 38.781965, -117.169212
- 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 Carvers
- 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 Nye County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Since Carvers is near White Pine County and also Lander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White Pine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lander 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 Carvers
Communities Also Named Carvers ...
We found one communities that are also named Carvers.
Within Nevada, the name Carvers is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Carvers in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Carvers is located in Bladen County and lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km]<1> to the east of the Carvers that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Carvers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carvers ...
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.
- Central ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Flowers Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers Camp is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Camp
- Indian Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jett ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millett ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millett is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Park Canyon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Park Canyon is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Canyon
- Pine Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Creek is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Round Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Carvers 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 Carvers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carvers and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Carvers to Tonopah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,140 miles [3,444 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 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 8,013 miles [12,895.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,023 miles [9,693.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Carvers) 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 Carvers 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 Carvers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7820, Longitude: -117.1692 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.951 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.112 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.973 degrees. |
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