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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lousetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lousetown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lousetown:
- 39.382634, -119.637431
- 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 Lousetown
- 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 Storey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Storey County
- Since Lousetown is near Washoe County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Lousetown
Communities Also Named Lousetown ...
We found one communities that are also named Lousetown.
Within Nevada, the name Lousetown is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Lousetown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Lousetown is located in Fauquier County and lies 2,222 miles [3,576 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lousetown that is located in Storey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Lousetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lousetown ...
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.
- American City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comstock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Divide
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Divide is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Five Mile House ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Five Mile House is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile House
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jumbo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Lower Gold Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gold Hill
- Mustang Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mustang Ranch is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ranch
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Steamboat
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Twin Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Twin Flat is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Flat
- Virginia City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Lousetown 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 Lousetown 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<3> community of Lousetown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lousetown and extending to:
- Virginia City, which is the Seat of Storey County, lies just to the South.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lousetown to Carson City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,260 miles [3,637.1 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 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 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 8,026 miles [12,916.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lousetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Lousetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lousetown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lousetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3826, Longitude: -119.6374 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.65 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.446 degrees. |
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