Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Airy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Airy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Airy
- 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 Mount Airy:
- 39.503535, -117.379544
- 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 Mount Airy
- 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 Mount Airy 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
Communities Also Named Mount Airy ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Mount Airy.
Within Nevada, the name Mount Airy is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Habersham County
- This Mount Airy is located in Habersham County and lies 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Mount Airy.
- Kansas
- Woodson 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 Kansas community of Mount Airy [Woodson County].
- Louisiana
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- This Mount Airy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Mount Airy.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Mount Airy is located in Carroll County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mount Airy.
- Missouri
- Randolph County
- This Mount Airy is located in Randolph County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Mount Airy.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Mount Airy is located in Hunterdon County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Mount Airy.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Mount Airy is located in Westchester County and lies 2,268 miles [3,650 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Mount Airy.
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- This Mount Airy is located in Surry County and lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Mount Airy.
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Mount Airy.
- Hamilton County
- This Mount Airy is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Mount Airy.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Mount Airy is located in Berks County and lies 2,183 miles [3,513.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Mount Airy.
- Clarion County
- This Mount Airy is located in Clarion County and lies 1,981 miles [3,188.1 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Mount Airy.
- Lancaster County
- This Mount Airy is located in Lancaster County and lies 2,161 miles [3,477.8 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mount Airy.
- Philadelphia County
- This Mount Airy is located in Philadelphia County and lies 2,217 miles [3,567.9 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Mount Airy.
- York County
- This Mount Airy is located in York County and lies 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Mount Airy.
- Tennessee
- Pickett County
- This Mount Airy is located in Pickett County and lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Mount Airy.
- Sequatchie County
- This Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County and lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km] to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Mount Airy.
- Texas
- Erath 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 Texas community of Mount Airy [Erath County].
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Mount Airy is located in Bedford County and lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Mount Airy.
- Charles City County
- This Mount Airy is located in Charles City County and lies 2,175 miles [3,500.3 km] to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Mount Airy.
- Pittsylvania County
- This Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km] to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Mount Airy.
- Shenandoah County
- This Mount Airy is located in Shenandoah County and lies 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km] to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Mount Airy.
- West Virginia
- Pocahontas 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 West Virginia community of Mount Airy [Pocahontas County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Airy ...
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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Cold Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Churchill County
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
- Lakeview ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Ravenswood ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Lander County
- Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Blade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade
- Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
How Far From Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy 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 community of Mount Airy once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Airy and extending to:
- Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Mount Airy to Battle Mountain, with an average speed<5>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 5 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 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,140 miles [3,444 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 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 7,972 miles [12,829.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 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 '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- Mount Airy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Airy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5035, Longitude: -117.3795 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Airy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Mount Airy 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 336.199 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.457 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.077 degrees. |