Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crows Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crows Nest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crows Nest
- 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 Crows Nest:
- 38.351586, -115.662642
- 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 Crows Nest
- 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 Nye County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Since Crows Nest is near Lincoln County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Crows Nest ...
We found four communities that share the name Crows Nest.
Within Nevada, the name Crows Nest is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Crows Nest is located in Marion County and lies 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crows Nest that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Crows Nest.
- Maine
- Waldo County
- This Crows Nest is located in Waldo County and lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crows Nest that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Crows Nest.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Crows Nest is located in Wicomico County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crows Nest that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Crows Nest.
- Nova Scotia
- This Crows Nest lies 2,747 miles [4,420.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crows Nest that is located in Nye County.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crows Nest ...
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.
- Allred ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Currant ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Hot Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Lockes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes
- Lockes is located in Nye County
How Far From Crows Nest 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 Crows Nest 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<3> community of Crows Nest once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Crows Nest and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Crows Nest to Tonopah, with an average speed<4>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 227 miles [365.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,006 miles [12,884.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crows Nest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crows Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3516, Longitude: -115.6626 In this case, the coordinates for Crows Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Crows Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crows Nest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.68 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.563 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.096 degrees. |