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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 Huffakers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huffakers 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 Huffakers:
- 39.45972, -119.78
- 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 Huffakers
- 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 Washoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe County
- Since Huffakers is near Storey County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Storey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Huffakers
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huffakers ...
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.
- Five Mile House ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Mile House is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile House
- Galena ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Mayberrys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayberrys is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberrys
- Mogul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mogul is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Mustang
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mustang is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Mustang Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mustang Ranch is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ranch
- Panther Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Sparks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Steamboat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Sun Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sundown Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
How Far From Huffakers 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 Huffakers 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 Huffakers once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Huffakers and extending to:
- Reno, which is the Seat of Washoe County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Huffakers to Carson City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 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 8,023 miles [12,911.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Huffakers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Huffakers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Huffakers 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 338.169 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.805 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.531 degrees. |
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