Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coyote Hole:
  • 37.797153, -117.805376
  • 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 Coyote Hole

• 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 Esmeralda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Esmeralda County
  • Since Coyote Hole is near Mineral County and also Inyo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Inyo 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 Coyote Hole

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coyote Hole ...

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
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpine is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Alum ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alum is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
• Blair ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Blair is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
• Calmville ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Calmville is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmville
• Coaldale ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale has also been known as:
  • Coaldale Junction
• Dyer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyer is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <1>
• Fish Lake ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish Lake is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
• Silver Peak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak

How Far From Coyote Hole 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 Coyote Hole to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coyote Hole and extending to:

• Goldfield, which is the Seat of Esmeralda County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Coyote Hole to Goldfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,190 miles [3,524.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 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 8,089 miles [13,018 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'