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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 Metallic City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Metallic City 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 Metallic City:
- 38.150762, -118.086779
- 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 Metallic City
- 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Since Metallic City is near Esmeralda County and also Mono County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Esmeralda County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mono 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 Metallic City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Metallic City ...
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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alum ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alum is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
- Calmville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calmville is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmville
- Coaldale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Coyote Hole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coyote Hole is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Hole
- Fish Lake ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fish Lake is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
- Gilbert ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gold Hit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hit is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hit
- Sodaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sodaville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
- Whiskey Spring ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whiskey Spring is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Spring
How Far From Metallic City 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 Metallic City 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<1> community of Metallic City once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Metallic City and extending to:
- Hawthorne, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Metallic City to Hawthorne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,199 miles [3,538.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,073 miles [12,992.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Metallic City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Metallic City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Metallic City 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 Metallic City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1508, Longitude: -118.0868 In this case, the coordinates for Metallic City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.633 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.886 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.534 degrees. |
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