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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 Cold Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cold Springs 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 Cold Springs:
    • 39.412144, -117.839285
    • 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 Cold Springs
  • 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 Cold Springs ...

We found 35 communities that share the name Cold Springs.

There is one other community in Nevada which is also named Cold Springs.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Nevada ...
    • Washoe County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Washoe County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Cold Springs.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Cullman County and lies 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Cold Springs.
      • Elmore County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Elmore County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km] to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Cold Springs.
      • Morgan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cold Springs [Morgan County].
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cold Springs [Saline County].
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Cold Springs is located in El Dorado County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Cold Springs.
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Tuolumne County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Cold Springs.
    • Georgia
      • Turner County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cold Springs [Turner County].
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Dearborn County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Cold Springs.
      • Steuben County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Steuben County and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km] to the east northeast of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Cold Springs.
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cold Springs [Doniphan County].
      • Ness County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cold Springs [Ness County].
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Carter County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Cold Springs.
      • Meade County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Meade County and lies 1,693 miles [2,724.6 km] to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Cold Springs.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Cheboygan County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Cheboygan County and lies 1,731 miles [2,785.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Cold Springs.
    • Mississippi
      • Covington County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Covington County and lies 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Cold Springs.
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cold Springs [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Benton County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Cold Springs.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Onondaga County and lies 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Cold Springs.
      • Seneca County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Seneca County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km] to the east northeast of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Cold Springs.
      • Steuben County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Steuben County and lies 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km] to the east northeast of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Cold Springs.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Burke County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Cold Springs.
      • Cabarrus County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Cabarrus County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km] to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Cold Springs.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Ashtabula County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Cold Springs.
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cold Springs [Clark County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Kiowa County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Kiowa County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Cold Springs.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Cold Springs.
    • Oregon
      • Umatilla County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the north of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Cold Springs.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Blount County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Cold Springs.
      • Cumberland County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cold Springs [Cumberland County].
      • Hawkins County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Hawkins County and lies 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km] to the east of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Cold Springs.
    • Texas
      • Coryell County
      • This Cold Springs is located in Coryell County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Cold Springs.
      • Uvalde County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Uvalde County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uvalde County community of Cold Springs.
    • Wisconsin
      • La Crosse County
      • This Cold Springs is located in La Crosse County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cold Springs that is located in Churchill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Crosse County community of Cold Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cold Springs ...

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.

  • Alpine ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Churchill County
    • Alpine has also been known as:
    • Clan Alpine
  • Burnt Cabin ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabin
    • Burnt Cabin is located in Lander County
  • Dixie Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
    • Dixie Valley is located in Churchill County
  • Lakeview ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Lander County
  • Nevada Hills ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Hills
    • Nevada Hills is located in Churchill County
  • Phonolite ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phonolite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phonolite
    • Phonolite is located in Nye County
  • Quartz Mountain ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartz Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Mountain
    • Quartz Mountain is located in Nye County
  • Red Top ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
    • Red Top is located in Churchill County

How Far From Cold Springs 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 Cold Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fallon, which is the Seat of Churchill County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cold Springs to Fallon, with an average speed<5> 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 most of two days.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,987 miles [12,853.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cold Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cold Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cold Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4121, Longitude: -117.8393       In this case, the coordinates for Cold Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Cold Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Cold Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Cold Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.565 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.888 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.356 degrees.




 

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