Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eastgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastgate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eastgate
- 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 Eastgate:
- 39.305479, -117.879007
- 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 Eastgate
- 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 Eastgate is near Lander County and also Nye County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lander County
- eBird sighting report for Nye 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 Eastgate ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Eastgate.
Within Nevada, the name Eastgate is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Eastgate, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Eastgate lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north of the Eastgate that is located in Churchill County.
- California
- Florida
- Manatee County
- This Eastgate is located in Manatee County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eastgate that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Eastgate.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Eastgate [Orange County].
- Sarasota County
- This Eastgate is located in Sarasota County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km] to the east southeast of the Eastgate that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Eastgate.
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eastgate [Bartholomew County].
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eastgate [Clark County].
- Hancock County
- This Eastgate is located in Hancock County and lies 1,696 miles [2,729.4 km]<1> to the east of the Eastgate that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Eastgate.
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eastgate [Marion County].
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
- Texas
- Washington
- King County
- This Eastgate is located in King County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eastgate that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Eastgate.
- Walla Walla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Eastgate [Walla Walla County].
- British Columbia
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km]<1> to the north northeast
- England
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastgate ...
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 north) - Burnt Cabin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabin
- Burnt Cabin is located in Lander County
- Cold Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Churchill County
- Lakeview ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Nevada Hills ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Hills
- Nevada Hills is located in Churchill County
- Phonolite ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Quartz Mountain ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartz Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Mountain
- Quartz Mountain is located in Nye County
- Red Top ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Eastgate 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 Eastgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastgate and extending to:
- Fallon, which is the Seat of Churchill County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eastgate to Fallon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). 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 2,169 miles [3,490.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 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 7,995 miles [12,866.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eastgate. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eastgate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eastgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3055, Longitude: -117.8790 In this case, the coordinates for Eastgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Eastgate could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Eastgate 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 336.587 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.906 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.383 degrees. |