Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gold Reef, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gold Reef and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gold Reef
- 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 Gold Reef:
- 37.966045, -117.216192
- 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 Gold Reef
- 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 Esmeralda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Esmeralda County
- Since Gold Reef is near Nye County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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 Gold Reef ...
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.
- Alkali
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Alpine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Divide ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Florence Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
- Florence Hill is located in Esmeralda County
- Gemfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Goldfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
- Goldfield is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <2>
- Jumbotown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Maggie Blues ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Blues have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Blues
- Maggie Blues is located in Nye County
- Montezuma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Montezuma Wells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Wells
- Montezuma Wells is located in Esmeralda County
- Volcano ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Gold Reef 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 Gold Reef 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<3> community of Gold Reef once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Gold Reef and extending to:
- Goldfield, which is the Seat of Esmeralda County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gold Reef to Goldfield, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,156 miles [3,469.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 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 8,065 miles [12,979.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Gold Reef, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gold Reef) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gold Reef. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9660, Longitude: -117.2162 In this case, the coordinates for Gold Reef have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gold Reef 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 335.898 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.993 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.021 degrees. |