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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 Elburz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elburz 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 Elburz:
- 40.929089, -115.505063
- 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 Elburz
- 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 Elko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elko 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 Elburz
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elburz ...
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.
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Coin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coin is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Coral Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Dinner Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dinner Station is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinner Station
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Secret ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Secret is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret
- Spring Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Welcome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Elburz 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 Elburz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elburz and extending to:
- Elko, which is the Seat of Elko County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elburz to Elko, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 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 7,841 miles [12,618.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elburz) 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 Elburz 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 Elburz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9291, Longitude: -115.5051 In this case, the coordinates for Elburz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.819 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.892 degrees. |
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