Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Springs
- 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 Oak Springs:
- 37.219397, -116.057816
- 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 Oak Springs
- 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 Nye County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Since Oak Springs is near Lincoln County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Oak Springs ...
We found four communities that share the name Oak Springs.
Within Nevada, the name Oak Springs is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Oak Springs is located in Apache County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oak Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Oak Springs.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oak Springs is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oak Springs.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Oak Springs is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oak Springs.
- Oregon
- Wasco County
- This Oak Springs is located in Wasco County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oak Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasco County community of Oak Springs.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Springs ...
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.
- Groom ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Sugar Bunker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bunker
- Sugar Bunker is located in Nye County
How Far From Oak Springs 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 Oak Springs 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 Oak Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Springs and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Oak Springs to Tonopah, with an average speed<4>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 242 miles [389.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,108 miles [3,392.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,086 miles [13,013.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2194, Longitude: -116.0578 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Oak Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Oak Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.867 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.704 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.356 degrees. |