Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nivloc, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nivloc and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nivloc
- 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 Nivloc:
- 37.715514, -117.758705
- 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 Nivloc
- 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 Esmeralda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Esmeralda County
- Since Nivloc is near Inyo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Inyo 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 Nivloc ...
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.
- Alum ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Blair ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Esmeralda County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blair
- From Nivloc to Blair
- Coaldale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
- Coaldale has also been known as:
- Coaldale Junction
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coaldale
- From Nivloc to Coaldale
- Coyote Hole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Hole
- Coyote Hole is located in Esmeralda County
- Dyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dyer
- From Nivloc to Dyer
- Fish Lake ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Pigeon Spring ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Spring
- Pigeon Spring is located in Esmeralda County
- Silver Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
- Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Silver Peak
- From Nivloc to Silver Peak
How Far From Nivloc 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 Nivloc 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<3> community of Nivloc once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Nivloc and extending to:
- Goldfield, which is the Seat of Esmeralda County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Nivloc to Goldfield, 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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,189 miles [3,522.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 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 8,093 miles [13,024.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Nivloc, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nivloc) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nivloc. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7155, Longitude: -117.7587 |
| <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 Nivloc 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 336.314 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.474 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.347 degrees. |