Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chinatown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chinatown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chinatown
- 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 Chinatown:
- 41.531565, -119.206029
- 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 Chinatown
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Since Chinatown is near Washoe County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Washoe 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 Chinatown ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Chinatown.
Within Nevada, the name Chinatown is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Chinatown is located in Alameda County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chinatown that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Chinatown.
- Amador 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 California community of Chinatown [Amador County].
- Mono County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Chinatown [Mono County].
- San Francisco County
- This Chinatown is located in San Francisco County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the southwest of the Chinatown that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of Chinatown.
- Santa Clara County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Chinatown [Santa Clara County].
- Hawaii
- This Chinatown lies 2,639 miles [4,247.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chinatown that is located in Humboldt County.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Chinatown is located in Cook County and lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km]<1> to the east of the Chinatown that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Chinatown.
- Madison County
- This Chinatown is located in Madison County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km] to the east of the Chinatown that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Chinatown.
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- Although located in Suffolk County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Chinatown.
- Montana
- New York
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chinatown ...
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.
- Andys Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andys Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andys Place
- Andys Place is located in Washoe County
- Swedes Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedes Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedes Place
- Swedes Place is located in Washoe County
How Far From Chinatown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chinatown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chinatown and extending to:
- Winnemucca, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Chinatown to Winnemucca, with an average speed<4>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 5 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,208 miles [3,553.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 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 7,879 miles [12,680 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chinatown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.net/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chinatown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chinatown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5316, Longitude: -119.2060 In this case, the coordinates for Chinatown 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 Chinatown, 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> | 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 Chinatown 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 337.889 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.594 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.115 degrees. |