Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kerwin Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kerwin Camp and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kerwin Camp
- 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 Kerwin Camp:
- 35.180552, -114.832195
- 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 Kerwin Camp
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Kerwin Camp is near San Bernardino County and also Mohave County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- eBird sighting report for Mohave 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kerwin Camp ...
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.
- Bullhead City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead City
- Bullhead City is located in Mohave County (AZ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead City <1>
- Davis Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Emerald City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald City
- Emerald City is located in Clark County
- Hardyville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Hardyville is located in Mohave County (AZ)
- Hart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Ibis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Katherine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine
- Katherine is located in Mohave County (AZ)
- Mesquite Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Creek
- Mesquite Creek is located in Mohave County (AZ)
- Searchlight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searchlight
- Searchlight is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searchlight <1>
How Far From Kerwin Camp to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kerwin Camp 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<4> community of Kerwin Camp once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Kerwin Camp and extending to:
- Las Vegas, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<5> to the north northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Kerwin Camp to Las Vegas, with an average speed<6>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 three full days. 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 386 miles [621.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,182 miles [13,167.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
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> | 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 Kerwin Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Kerwin Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kerwin Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1806, Longitude: -114.8322 In this case, the coordinates for Kerwin Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Kerwin Camp to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.61 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.038 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.683 degrees. |