Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Island City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Island 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 Island City:
- 39.402141, -118.781540
- 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 Island 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 Churchill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Churchill County
- Since Island City is near Lyon County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Island City ...
We found six communities that share the name Island City.
Within Nevada, the name Island 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
- Greene County
- This Island City is located in Greene County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<1> to the east of the Island City that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Island City.
- Kansas
- Geary County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Island City [Geary County].
- Kentucky
- Owsley County
- This Island City is located in Owsley County and lies 1,888 miles [3,038.4 km]<1> to the east of the Island City that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owsley County community of Island City.
- Missouri
- Gentry County
- This Island City is located in Gentry County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the east of the Island City that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Island City.
- Montana
- Sanders County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Island City [Sanders County].
- Oregon
- Union County
- This Island City is located in Union County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the north of the Island City that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Island City.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Island 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.
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Lyon County
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ragtown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Salt Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
- Salt Wells is located in Churchill County
- Sand Hill Station ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Station
- Sand Hill Station is located in Churchill County
- Sand Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Churchill County
- Stillwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Churchill County
- Willowtown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
- Willowtown is located in Churchill County
How Far From Island City 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 Island 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 Island City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Island City and extending to:
- Fallon, which is the Seat of Churchill County, lies just to the North.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Island City to Carson City, with an average speed<5> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,215 miles [3,564.7 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 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,007 miles [12,886 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Island City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4021, Longitude: -118.7815 In this case, the coordinates for Island City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Island City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Island City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Island City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.338 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.809 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.925 degrees. |