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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lousetown
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Washoe County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lousetown ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American City is located in Storey County
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Comstock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Divide
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Five Mile House ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Mile House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile House
- Five Mile House is located in Washoe County
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Jumbo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Lower Gold Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gold Hill
- Lower Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Mustang Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ranch
- Mustang Ranch is located in Storey County
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Steamboat
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Twin Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Virginia City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Virginia City is located in Storey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <3>
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<4> 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Lousetown) to Point B.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 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lousetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.043 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.65 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.446 degrees. |