RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Nevada >> Douglas County >> Logan Creek Estates >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Nevada


The Commemorative Quarter for Nevada







Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Logan Creek Estates:
    • 39.065741, -119.938516
    • 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 Logan Creek Estates
  • 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 Logan Creek Estates ...

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.

  • Elk Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
    • Elk Point is located in Douglas County
  • Hobart ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Douglas County
  • Kingsbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
  • Lincoln Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
  • Round Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Round Hill is located in Douglas County
  • Skyland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Skyland is located in Douglas County
  • Spooner Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Junction
    • Spooner Junction is located in Douglas County
  • Summit Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Summit Village is located in Douglas County
  • Zephyr Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

How Far From Logan Creek Estates 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 Logan Creek Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Logan Creek Estates and extending to:

  • Minden, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Logan Creek Estates to Minden, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,280 miles [3,669.3 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 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 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 8,052 miles [12,958.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Logan Creek Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Logan Creek Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Logan Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0657, Longitude: -119.9385       In this case, the coordinates for Logan Creek Estates 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 Logan Creek Estates 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 338.261 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.891 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.636 degrees.









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 17 Apr 2025