Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edwards Creek Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edwards Creek Station and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Edwards Creek Station
- 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 Edwards Creek Station:
- 39.516865, -117.755116
- 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 Edwards Creek Station
- 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 Edwards Creek Station 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edwards Creek 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.
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Burnt Cabin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabin
- Burnt Cabin is located in Lander County
- Cold Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Churchill County
- Dixie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Dixie Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
- Dixie Valley is located in Churchill County
- Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
- Lakeview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Nevada Hills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Hills
- Nevada Hills is located in Churchill County
- Phonolite ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Red Top ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
How Far From Edwards Creek 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 Edwards Creek 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<2> community of Edwards Creek Station once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Edwards Creek Station and extending to:
- Fallon, which is the Seat of Churchill County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Edwards Creek Station to Fallon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 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 7,979 miles [12,841 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Edwards Creek Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edwards Creek Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edwards Creek Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5169, Longitude: -117.7551 In this case, the coordinates for Edwards Creek Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Edwards Creek Station 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 336.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.825 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.302 degrees. |