Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grant City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grant City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grant City
- 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 Grant City:
- 38.416050, -115.524750
- 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 Grant City
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Since Grant City is near Lincoln County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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
Communities Also Named Grant City ...
We found six communities that share the name Grant City.
Within Nevada, the name Grant City is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Grant City is located in Henry County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grant City that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Grant City.
- Iowa
- Sac County
- This Grant City is located in Sac County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grant City that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sac County community of Grant City.
- Missouri
- Worth County
- This Grant City is located in Worth County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grant City that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Grant City.
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Grant City.
- New York
- Richmond County
- This Grant City is located in Richmond County and lies 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grant City that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Grant City.
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Grant City is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,873 miles [3,014.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grant City that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Grant City.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grant City ...
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.
- Allred ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Crows Nest ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Crows Nest is located in Nye County
- Currant ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Gold Point ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
- Hot Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Lockes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes
- Lockes is located in Nye County
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Grant City 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 Grant City 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 Grant City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Grant City and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Grant City to Tonopah, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 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 7,999 miles [12,873.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grant City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grant City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4160, Longitude: -115.5248 In this case, the coordinates for Grant City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Grant City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Grant City 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 334.576 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.443 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.013 degrees. |