Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Jiggs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jiggs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jiggs

• 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 Jiggs:
  • 40.426930, -115.665682
  • 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 Jiggs

• 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 Elko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elko County
  • Since Jiggs is near White Pine County and also Eureka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White Pine County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Jiggs

Communities Also Named Jiggs ...

We found one communities that are also named Jiggs.

Within Nevada, the name Jiggs is unique.

Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Jiggs in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Richland County
    • This Jiggs is located in Richland County and lies 1,943 miles [3,127 km]<1> to the east of the Jiggs that is located in Elko County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Jiggs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jiggs ...

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.

• Cave Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave Creek is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
  • Cave Creek has also been known as:
  • Cavecreek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cave Creek
  • From Jiggs to Cave Creek
• Coral Hill ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Coral Hill is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
• Cottonwood ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Dry Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Creek is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dry Creek
  • From Jiggs to Dry Creek
• Highland ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Highland is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Lee ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lee is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Rock House
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rock House is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House
• Ruby Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ruby Valley is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby Valley <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ruby Valley
  • From Jiggs to Ruby Valley

How Far From Jiggs 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 Jiggs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jiggs and extending to:

• Elko, which is the Seat of Elko County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jiggs to Elko, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,876 miles [12,675.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'