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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 Davis Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davis Station and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Davis Station:
    • 39.280362, -119.216578
    • 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 Davis Station
  • 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 Davis Station ...

We found two communities that share the name Davis Station.

Within Nevada, the name Davis Station is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • This Davis Station is located in Tioga County and lies 2,170 miles [3,492.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Davis Station that is located in Lyon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Davis Station.
    • South Carolina
      • Clarendon County
      • This Davis Station is located in Clarendon County and lies 2,181 miles [3,510 km]<1> to the east of the Davis Station that is located in Lyon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Davis Station.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davis Station ...

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.

  • Flowery City ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
    • Flowery City is located in Storey County
  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Lyon County
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Churchill County
  • Marshland ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
    • Marshland is located in Lyon County
  • Nevada Station ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Station
    • Nevada Station is located in Lyon County
  • Silver Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stagecoach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Cabin ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cabin
    • Stone Cabin is located in Lyon County
  • Weed Heights
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weed Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Heights
    • Weed Heights is located in Lyon County
  • Willowtown ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
    • Willowtown is located in Churchill County

How Far From Davis Station to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Davis Station 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 Davis Station once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Davis Station and extending to:

  • Yerington, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Davis Station to Yerington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 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 8,024 miles [12,913.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davis Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davis Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2804, Longitude: -119.2166       In this case, the coordinates for Davis Station 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>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 Davis Station, 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 Davis Station 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 337.685 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.215 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.192 degrees.




 

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