Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Overton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Overton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Overton
- 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 Overton:
- 36.543553, -114.446987
- 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 Overton
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Overton 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 Overton ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Overton.
There are two communities within Nevada that are also named Overton.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- Humboldt County
- Lincoln County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Overton lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Overton that is located in Clark County.
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nova Scotia
- This Overton lies 2,559 miles [4,118.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Overton that is located in Clark County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Overton is located in Bradford County and lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Overton that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Overton.
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Overton [Westmoreland County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Overton ...
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.
- Amber ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Arrowhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Crystal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Echo Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Jackman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lost City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Old California Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old California Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old California Crossing
- Old California Crossing is located in Clark County
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Clark County
How Far From Overton 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 Overton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Overton and extending to:
- Las Vegas, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Overton to Las Vegas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 341 miles [548.8 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 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,035 miles [3,275 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 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 8,089 miles [13,018 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Overton. 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: 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 Overton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Overton 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. |
| <3> | 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- Overton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Overton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5436, Longitude: -114.4470 |
| <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 Overton 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 333.483 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.992 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.442 degrees. |