Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maestretti, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maestretti and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maestretti
- 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 Maestretti:
- 39.383534, -117.627885
- 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 Maestretti
- 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 Lander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lander County
- Since Maestretti is near Churchill County and also Nye County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Churchill County
- eBird sighting report for Nye 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maestretti ...
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.
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Burnt Cabin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabin
- Burnt Cabin is located in Lander County
- Cold Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Churchill County
- Idlewild ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
- Lakeview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Midas ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Phonolite ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Red Top ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Maestretti 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 Maestretti 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<2> community of Maestretti once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Maestretti and extending to:
- Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Maestretti to Battle Mountain, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west (W). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,216 miles [11,613 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 7,985 miles [12,850.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: 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> | 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 Maestretti, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maestretti) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maestretti. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3835, Longitude: -117.6279 In this case, the coordinates for Maestretti 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 Maestretti 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 336.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.676 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.23 degrees. |