Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lander 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 Lander City:
  • 39.376038, -117.161202
  • 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 Lander 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 Lander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lander County
  • Since Lander City is near Nye County and also Churchill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nye County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Churchill 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 Lander City

Communities Also Named Lander City ...

We found one communities that are also named Lander City.

There is one other community in Nevada that is also named Lander City.

Beyond Nevada.

• Communities Located In Nevada ...
  • Pershing County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Lander City [Pershing County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lander 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.

• Geneva ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Geneva is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Grass Valley ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grass Valley is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
• Jacobsville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jacobsville is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
• Junction ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Junction is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Lakeview ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Millett ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Millett is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
• Park Canyon ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Park Canyon is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Canyon
• Ravenswood ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Ravenswood is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
• Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade

How Far From Lander City 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 Lander 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 Lander City once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lander City and extending to:

• Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the north. If you could drive a straight line from Lander City to Battle Mountain, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,131 miles [3,429.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 121 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 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 7,975 miles [12,834.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'