Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grass Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grass Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grass Valley
- 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 Grass Valley:
- 39.697702, -116.798140
- 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 Grass Valley
- 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 Lander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lander County
- Since Grass Valley is near Eureka County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Eureka 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 Grass Valley ...
We found three communities that share the name Grass Valley.
Within Nevada, the name Grass Valley is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada County
- This Grass Valley is located in Nevada County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the west of the Grass Valley that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Grass Valley.
- Montana
- Missoula County
- This Grass Valley is located in Missoula County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Grass Valley that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Grass Valley.
- Oregon
- Sherman County
- This Grass Valley is located in Sherman County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grass Valley that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Grass Valley.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grass Valley ...
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.
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Ravenswood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Lander County
- Three Bar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Blade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade
- Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
How Far From Grass Valley 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 Grass Valley 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 Grass Valley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Grass Valley and extending to:
- Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Grass Valley to Battle Mountain, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west (W). 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 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,107 miles [3,390.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 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 7,947 miles [12,789.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grass Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grass Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6977, Longitude: -116.7981 In this case, the coordinates for Grass Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Grass Valley, 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 Grass Valley 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 335.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.93 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.722 degrees. |