Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ninemile Rocks

• 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 Ninemile Rocks:
  • 37.782465, -114.225539
  • 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 Ninemile Rocks

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Ninemile Rocks is near Iron County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iron County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Ninemile Rocks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ninemile Rocks ...

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.

• Brown ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Cold Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cold Spring is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Crestline ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crestline is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
• Deer Lodge ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Lodge is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
• Fay ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fay is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
• Flat Nose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Nose is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Nose
• Horseshoe Bend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Horseshoe Bend is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
• Rose Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rose Valley is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley

How Far From Ninemile Rocks 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 Ninemile Rocks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ninemile Rocks and extending to:

• Pioche, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ninemile Rocks to Pioche, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,001 miles [3,220.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,007 miles [12,886 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'