Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Goldbud, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goldbud and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Goldbud
- 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 Goldbud:
- 40.792124, -118.671550
- 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 Goldbud
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Pershing County
- Since Goldbud is near Humboldt County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Goldbud ...
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.
- Central ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Red Butte ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Rosebud ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Seven Troughs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Troughs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Troughs
- Seven Troughs is located in Pershing County
- Sulphur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Tungsten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Tungsten is located in Pershing County
- Tunnel Camp ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Camp
- Tunnel Camp is located in Pershing County
- Twain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Goldbud 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 Goldbud 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<2> community of Goldbud once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Goldbud and extending to:
- Lovelock, which is the Seat of Pershing County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goldbud to Lovelock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,190 miles [3,524.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 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 7,916 miles [12,739.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
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> | 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 Goldbud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Goldbud) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goldbud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7921, Longitude: -118.6716 In this case, the coordinates for Goldbud have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Goldbud to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.949 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.815 degrees. |