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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 Gabbs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gabbs 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 Gabbs:
- 38.864232, -117.930064
- 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 Gabbs
- 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 Nye County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Since Gabbs is near Mineral County and also Lander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lander 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 Gabbs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gabbs ...
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.
- Basic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Basic is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basic
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burnt Cabin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Cabin is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabin
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewild ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewild is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Knickerbocker ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Knickerbocker is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker
- Phonolite ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phonolite is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phonolite
- Quartz Mountain ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quartz Mountain is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Mountain
- Union ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Gabbs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Gabbs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gabbs and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gabbs to Tonopah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 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 8,024 miles [12,913.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gabbs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gabbs 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 Gabbs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8642, Longitude: -117.9301 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.582 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.425 degrees. |
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