Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ophir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ophir and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ophir
- 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 Ophir:
- 38.947152, -117.273980
- 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 Ophir
- 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 Ophir is near Lander County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Lander 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 Ophir ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Ophir.
There are two communities within Nevada that are also named Ophir.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- Ormsby County
- Washoe County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Ophir lies 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ophir that is located in Nye County.
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Ophir lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ophir that is located in Nye County.
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Ophir lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ophir that is located in Nye County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ophir ...
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.
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Nye County
- Carvers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
- Carvers is located in Nye County
- Glen Hamilton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hamilton
- Glen Hamilton is located in Nye County
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Nye County
- Idlewild ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Jett ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Knickerbocker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker
- Knickerbocker is located in Nye County
- Millett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Park Canyon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Canyon
- Park Canyon is located in Nye County
- Shamrock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Union ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
How Far From Ophir 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 Ophir 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 Ophir once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ophir and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ophir to Tonopah, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west (W). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,143 miles [3,448.8 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 7,236 miles [11,645.2 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 8,005 miles [12,882.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ophir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ophir) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ophir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9472, Longitude: -117.2740 In this case, the coordinates for Ophir have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Ophir 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. |
| <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 Ophir 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 336.054 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.247 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.031 degrees. |