Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fitting, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fitting and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fitting

• 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 Fitting:
  • 40.336298, -118.105138
  • 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 Fitting

• 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 Pershing County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pershing County
  • Since Fitting is near Churchill County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Churchill 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 Fitting

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fitting ...

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.

• Arabia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Arabia is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
• Cherry Creek ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Creek is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
• Humboldt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Humboldt is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Humboldt City ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
• Humboldt House
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
• Kennedy ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kennedy is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Kodak
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kodak is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
• Panama
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Panama is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
• Star City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Star City is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
• Stevensville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stevensville is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
• Twain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Twain is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twain
• Unionville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Fitting 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 Fitting to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fitting and extending to:

• Lovelock, which is the Seat of Pershing County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fitting to Lovelock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 2,167 miles [3,487.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,934 miles [12,768.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'