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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 Lovell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lovell 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 Lovell:
    • 36.291359, -115.043058
    • 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 Lovell
  • 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Lovell ...

We found nine communities that share the name Lovell.

Within Nevada, the name Lovell is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Lovell [Kootenai County].
    • Kentucky
      • Knox County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lovell [Knox County].
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Lovell is located in Oxford County and lies 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lovell that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Lovell.
    • Ohio
      • Morgan County
      • This Lovell is located in Morgan County and lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lovell that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lovell.
      • Wyandot County
      • This Lovell is located in Wyandot County and lies 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km] to the east northeast of the Lovell that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Lovell.
    • Oklahoma
      • Logan County
      • This Lovell is located in Logan County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the east of the Lovell that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lovell.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Lovell is located in Erie County and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lovell that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Lovell.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Lovell is located in Knox County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<2> to the east of the Lovell that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Lovell.
    • Wyoming
      • Big Horn County
      • This Lovell is located in Big Horn County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lovell that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Lovell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovell ...

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.

  • Apex
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in Clark County
  • Bonanza
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Bonanza is located in Clark County
  • Dike
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
    • Dike is located in Clark County
  • Hillegas ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillegas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillegas
    • Hillegas is located in Clark County
  • Jungletown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jungletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jungletown
    • Jungletown is located in Clark County
  • Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Clark County
  • Vegas Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vegas Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas Heights
    • Vegas Heights is located in Clark County
  • Winterwood ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood
    • Winterwood is located in Clark County

How Far From Lovell to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lovell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lovell and extending to:

  • Las Vegas, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lovell to Las Vegas, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 325 miles [523 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,072 miles [3,334.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 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 8,119 miles [13,066.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lovell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Lovell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lovell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2914, Longitude: -115.0431       In this case, the coordinates for Lovell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Lovell 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 333.93 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.509 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.788 degrees.









 

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