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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Phil, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phil and the surrounding area.
- 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 Phil:
- 40.642679, -119.469357
- 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 Phil
- 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 Washoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe County
- Since Phil is near Pershing County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pershing 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 Phil
Communities Also Named Phil ...
We found two communities that are also named Phil.
Within Nevada, the name Phil is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Phil is located in Casey County and lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km]<1> to the east of the Phil that is located in Washoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Phil.
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- This Phil is located in Robeson County and lies 2,216 miles [3,566.3 km]<1> to the east of the Phil that is located in Washoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Phil.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phil ...
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.
- Buffalo Meadows ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Meadows is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Meadows
- Deep Hole ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deep Hole is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Hole
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Springs is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Sand Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Pass is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Pass
- Sheepshead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheepshead is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead
- Smoke Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Creek is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Creek
How Far From Phil to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Phil to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Phil and extending to:
- Reno, which is the Seat of Washoe County, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Phil to Reno, with an average speed<3>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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,941 miles [12,779.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Phil to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6427, Longitude: -119.4694 In this case, the coordinates for Phil have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.026 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.31 degrees. |
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