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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 Gold Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gold Run 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 Gold Run:
- 40.809626, -117.501511
- 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 Gold Run
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Since Gold Run is near Pershing County and also Lander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pershing 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 Gold Run
Communities Also Named Gold Run ...
We found two communities that are also named Gold Run.
Within Nevada, the name Gold Run is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Placer County
- This Gold Run is located in Placer County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gold Run that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Gold Run.
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This Gold Run is located in Boulder County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the east of the Gold Run that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Gold Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gold Run ...
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.
- Cherry Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Galena ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Iron Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Point is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Point
- Knight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Knight is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Krum ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Krum is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
- Red House
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red House is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Rose Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Creek is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Telluride ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Telluride is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
- Winnemucca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Gold Run 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 Gold Run 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 Run once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gold Run and extending to:
- Winnemucca, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gold Run to Winnemucca, with an average speed<4> 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,892 miles [12,700.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gold Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Run 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 Gold Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8096, Longitude: -117.5015 In this case, the coordinates for Gold Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.427 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.815 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.101 degrees. |
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