Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parran:
  • 39.801302, -118.773209
  • 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 Parran

• 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 Churchill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Churchill County
  • Since Parran is near Pershing County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pershing County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Parran

Communities Also Named Parran ...

We found one communities that are also named Parran.

Within Nevada, the name Parran is unique.

Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Parran in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Calvert County
    • This Parran is located in Calvert County and lies 2,238 miles [3,601.7 km]<1> to the east of the Parran that is located in Churchill County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Parran.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parran ...

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.

• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Darwin is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• Granite Point ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite Point is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
• Jessup ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jessup is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
• Ragtown ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Ragtown is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
• Stillwater
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stillwater is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
• Toy ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Toy is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toy
• Trinity
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Trinity is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Willowtown ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Willowtown is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parran and extending to:

• Fallon, which is the Seat of Churchill County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Parran to Fallon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,208 miles [3,553.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 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 7,982 miles [12,845.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'