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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 Galena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galena 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 Galena:
    • 40.564356, -117.130106
    • 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 Galena
  • 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 Galena ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Galena.

There are two communities within Nevada that are also named Galena.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Nevada ...
    • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Galena.
    • Washoe County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Galena [Washoe County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Galena lies 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This Galena is located in Cochise County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Galena.
    • Arkansas
      • Howard County
      • This Galena is located in Howard County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Galena.
    • British Columbia
      • This Galena lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<2> to the north of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
    • Colorado
      • Custer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Galena [Custer County].
      • Fremont County
      • This Galena is located in Fremont County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<2> to the east of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Galena.
    • Idaho
      • Blaine County
      • This Galena is located in Blaine County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Galena.
    • Illinois
      • Jo Daviess County
      • This Galena is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Galena.
    • Indiana
      • Floyd County
      • This Galena is located in Floyd County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km]<2> to the east of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Galena.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Galena is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<2> to the east of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Galena.
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Galena is located in Kent County and lies 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km]<2> to the east of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Galena.
    • Mississippi
      • Marshall County
      • This Galena is located in Marshall County and lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km]<2> to the east of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Galena.
    • Missouri
      • Stone County
      • This Galena is located in Stone County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<2> to the east of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Galena.
    • Nebraska
      • Hayes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Galena [Hayes County].
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Galena.
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Galena is located in Chenango County and lies 2,131 miles [3,429.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Galena.
    • Ohio
      • Delaware County
      • This Galena is located in Delaware County and lies 1,789 miles [2,879.1 km]<2> to the east of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Galena.
    • Oregon
      • Grant County
      • This Galena is located in Grant County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Galena.
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This Galena is located in Lawrence County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Galena.
    • Texas
      • Smith County
      • Although located in Smith County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Galena.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Galena [Augusta County].
      • Wythe County
      • This Galena is located in Wythe County and lies 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km]<2> to the east of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Galena.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Galena is located in Snohomish County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Galena that is located in Lander County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Galena.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Galena ...

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.

  • Betty O'Neal ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betty O'Neal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty O'Neal
    • Betty O'Neal is located in Lander County
  • Copper Basin ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Basin
    • Copper Basin is located in Lander County
  • Dean ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dean have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
    • Dean is located in Lander County
  • Hilltop ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Lander County
  • Jenkins ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Lander County
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Lander County
  • Piute ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piute have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piute
    • Piute is located in Lander County
  • Telluride ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telluride have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
    • Telluride is located in Lander County

How Far From Galena 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 community such as Galena 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 community of Galena once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Galena and extending to:

  • Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Galena to Battle Mountain, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,899 miles [12,712.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Galena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Galena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5644, Longitude: -117.1301       In this case, the coordinates for Galena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Galena 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Galena to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.101 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.412 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.887 degrees.









 

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