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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 Desert View Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Desert View Point 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 Desert View Point:
- 36.312186, -115.586127
- 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 Desert View Point
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Desert View Point is near Nye County and also Inyo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nye 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 Desert View Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Desert View Point ...
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.
- Bonanza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bonanza is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonnie Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Springs
- Boulder Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder Junction is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Bracken ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bracken is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Corn Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Creek is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek
- Indian Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mountain Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Pahrump
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Vegas Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vegas Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas Heights
How Far From Desert View Point 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 Desert View Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Desert View Point and extending to:
- Las Vegas, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Desert View Point to Las Vegas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 301 miles [484.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,100 miles [3,379.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,362 miles [11,848 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 8,131 miles [13,085.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Desert View Point) 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 Desert View Point 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 Desert View Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3122, Longitude: -115.5861 In this case, the coordinates for Desert View Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.371 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.041 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.099 degrees. |
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