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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mount Charleston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Charleston and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Charleston:
    • 36.259526, -115.643063
    • 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 Charleston
  • 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 Mount Charleston ...

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.

  • Bonanza
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Bonanza is located in Clark County
  • Bonnie Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Springs
    • Bonnie Springs is located in Clark County
  • Boulder Junction
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bracken ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bracken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Bracken is located in Clark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bracken
    • From Mount Charleston to Bracken
  • Corn Creek ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek
    • Corn Creek is located in Clark County
  • Desert View Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert View Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert View Point
    • Desert View Point is located in Clark County
  • Enterprise
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Clark County
  • Indian Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Johnnie
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
    • Mountain Springs is located in Clark County
  • Mountain's Edge
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain's Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain's Edge
    • Mountain's Edge is located in Clark County
  • Pahrump
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Spring Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Vegas Heights
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vegas Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas Heights
    • Vegas Heights is located in Clark County

How Far From Mount Charleston 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 Charleston to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mount Charleston and extending to:

  • Las Vegas, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Charleston to Las Vegas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 301 miles [484.4 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,104 miles [3,386.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,367 miles [11,856 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 8,136 miles [13,093.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Charleston. 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: https://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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Charleston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Charleston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2595, Longitude: -115.6431    
<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 Charleston 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 334.41 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.084 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.133 degrees.




 

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