Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cave Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cave Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cave Valley
- 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 Cave Valley:
- 38.643282, -114.804174
- 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 Cave Valley
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Cave Valley is near Nye County and also White Pine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- eBird sighting report for White Pine 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 Cave Valley ...
We found one communities that share the name Cave Valley.
Within Nevada, the name Cave Valley is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Cave Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Cave Valley is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,026 miles [3,260.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cave Valley that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Cave Valley.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cave Valley ...
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.
- Geyser ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Hot Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Majors Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Place
- Majors Place is located in White Pine County
- Minerva ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Montezuma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pony Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pony Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony Springs
- Pony Springs is located in Lincoln County
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cave Valley 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 Cave Valley 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<3> community of Cave Valley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cave Valley and extending to:
- Pioche, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cave Valley to Pioche, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,018 miles [3,247.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 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 7,968 miles [12,823.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cave Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cave Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6433, Longitude: -114.8042 In this case, the coordinates for Cave Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cave Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Cave Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.021 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.799 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.583 degrees. |