Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Petersons Mill:
  • 39.557700, -117.432602
  • 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 Petersons Mill

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Petersons Mill ...

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.

• Alpine ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Alpine is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine has also been known as:
  • Clan Alpine
• Cold Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Geneva ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Jacobsville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jacobsville is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
• Lakeview ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Ravenswood ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenswood is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
• Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Petersons Mill and extending to:

• Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Petersons Mill to Battle Mountain, with an average speed<2>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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,142 miles [3,447.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 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 7,970 miles [12,826.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'