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:
- 40.692405, -118.137365
- 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 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 Pershing County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pershing County
- Since Lander City is near Humboldt County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Lander City ...
We found one communities that share the name Lander City.
There is one other community in Nevada which is also named Lander City.
Beyond Nevada.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- Lander 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 [Lander County].
- Lander 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.
- Central ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Raspberry Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raspberry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry Creek
- Raspberry Creek is located in Pershing County
- Star City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Tungsten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Tungsten is located in Pershing County
- Twain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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<3> beginning in Lander City and extending to:
- Lovelock, which is the Seat of Pershing County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lander City to Lovelock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 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 7,912 miles [12,733.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lander City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Lander City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lander City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6924, Longitude: -118.1374 In this case, the coordinates for Lander City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lander City 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 336.936 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.411 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.493 degrees. |