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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 Copper Basin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copper Basin 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 Copper Basin:
- 40.602967, -117.046493
- 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 Copper Basin
- 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 Lander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lander County
- Since Copper Basin is near Humboldt County and also Eureka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eureka 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 Copper Basin
Communities Also Named Copper Basin ...
We found one communities that are also named Copper Basin.
Within Nevada, the name Copper Basin is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Copper Basin in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Copper Basin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Copper Basin ...
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.
- Betty O'Neal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Betty O'Neal is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty O'Neal
- Dean ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dean is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Galena ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Hilltop ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jenkins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Piute ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piute is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piute
- Telluride ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Telluride is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
How Far From Copper Basin 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 Copper Basin 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 community of Copper Basin once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Copper Basin and extending to:
- Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 174 miles [280 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Copper Basin to Carson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 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 7,895 miles [12,705.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Copper Basin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copper Basin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Copper Basin 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 Copper Basin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6030, Longitude: -117.0465 In this case, the coordinates for Copper Basin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.037 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.338 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.835 degrees. |
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