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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 Ludwig, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ludwig 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 Ludwig:
    • 38.955471, -119.279045
    • 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 Ludwig
  • 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
    • Since Ludwig is near Douglas County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Ludwig

Communities Also Named Ludwig ...

We found three communities that are also named Ludwig.

Within Nevada, the name Ludwig is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Ludwig is located in Johnson County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the east of the Ludwig that is located in Lyon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Ludwig.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Ludwig [Harford County].
    • Missouri
      • Jefferson County
      • This Ludwig is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the east of the Ludwig that is located in Lyon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ludwig.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ludwig ...

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.

  • Double Springs ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Double Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Granite ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Granite is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Mammoth Ledge ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mammoth Ledge is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Ledge
  • Mason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mason is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mountain House ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain House is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
  • Mountain View ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mountain View is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Reservation ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Reservation is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservation
  • Stone Cabin ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Stone Cabin is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cabin
  • Weed Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weed Heights is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Heights

How Far From Ludwig 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 Ludwig 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 Ludwig once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ludwig and extending to:

  • Yerington, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ludwig to Carson City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,248 miles [3,617.8 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 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 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 8,046 miles [12,948.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,077 miles [9,780 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ludwig) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ludwig 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.
<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 Ludwig, 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 Ludwig 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 Ludwig. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9555, Longitude: -119.2790       In this case, the coordinates for Ludwig have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.703 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.217 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.237 degrees.