Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dixie Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dixie Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dixie Valley
- 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 Dixie Valley:
- 39.687695, -118.080687
- 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 Dixie Valley
- 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 Churchill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Churchill County
- Since Dixie Valley is near Pershing County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Pershing 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 Dixie Valley ...
We found one communities that share the name Dixie Valley.
Within Nevada, the name Dixie Valley is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Dixie Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dixie Valley that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Dixie Valley.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dixie Valley ...
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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Bolivia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Cold Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Churchill County
- Cornish Camp ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Camp
- Cornish Camp is located in Pershing County
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Red Top ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Stillwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Churchill County
How Far From Dixie Valley 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 Dixie Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dixie Valley and extending to:
- Fallon, which is the Seat of Churchill County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dixie Valley to Fallon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 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 7,975 miles [12,834.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dixie Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/
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- Dixie Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dixie Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6877, Longitude: -118.0807 In this case, the coordinates for Dixie Valley 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 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 Dixie Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.791 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.175 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.493 degrees. |