Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Contact, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Contact and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Contact
- 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 Contact:
- 41.769581, -114.753213
- 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 Contact
- 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 Elko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elko County
- Since Contact is near Twin Falls County and also Owyhee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
- eBird sighting report for Owyhee 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 Contact ...
We found one communities that share the name Contact.
Within Nevada, the name Contact is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Contact in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Contact ...
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.
- Greys Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greys Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greys Landing
- Greys Landing is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
- Hand Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hand Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Place
- Hand Place is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
- Henry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Indian Jim Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Jim Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Jim Place
- Indian Jim Place is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
- Jackpot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackpot
- Jackpot is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackpot <3>
- Meteor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Player Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Player Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Player Place
- Player Place is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
- Riverside Park ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverside Park is located in Elko County
- Rock House Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock House Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House Place
- Rock House Place is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
- Three Mile Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Mile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile Crossing
- Three Mile Crossing is located in Owyhee County (ID)
How Far From Contact 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 Contact 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<4> community of Contact once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Contact and extending to:
- Elko, which is the Seat of Elko County, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Contact to Elko, with an average speed<5>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 318 miles [511.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,979 miles [3,184.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 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 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
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- Contact) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Contact. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7696, Longitude: -114.7532 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Contact, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Contact 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 334.291 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.358 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.39 degrees. |