Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Copper Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copper Flat and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Copper Flat

• 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 Flat:
  • 39.261586, -114.985990
  • 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 Flat

• 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 White Pine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Copper Flat

Communities Also Named Copper Flat ...

We found one communities that are also named Copper Flat.

Within Nevada, the name Copper Flat is unique.

Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Copper Flat in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Vermont
    • Orange County
    • This Copper Flat is located in Orange County and lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Copper Flat that is located in White Pine County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Copper Flat.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copper Flat ...

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.

• Adverse ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Adverse is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Adverse
  • From Copper Flat to Adverse
• Glenn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenn is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
• Keystone
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Keystone is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Keystone Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Keystone Junction is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Junction
• Lane City ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lane City is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
  • Former name for Lane City:
  • Mineral City
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lane City
  • From Copper Flat to Lane City
• Steptoe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Steptoe is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
• Sunshine Camp ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunshine Camp is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
• Veteran ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Veteran is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

How Far From Copper Flat 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 Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ely, which is the Seat of White Pine County, lies just to the East.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Copper Flat to Carson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,019 miles [3,249.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,934 miles [12,768.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'