Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Phonolite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phonolite and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Phonolite
- 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 Phonolite:
- 39.077980, -117.763442
- 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 Phonolite
- 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 Phonolite is near Lander County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lander County
- eBird sighting report for Mineral 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phonolite ...
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.
- Basic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Berlin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Nye County
- Burnt Cabin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabin
- Burnt Cabin is located in Lander County
- Glen Hamilton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hamilton
- Glen Hamilton is located in Nye County
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in Nye County
- Idlewild ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Knickerbocker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker
- Knickerbocker is located in Nye County
- Lakeview ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Midas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Quartz Mountain ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartz Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Mountain
- Quartz Mountain is located in Nye County
- Shamrock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Union ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Phonolite 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 Phonolite 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<2> community of Phonolite once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Phonolite and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Phonolite to Tonopah, with an average speed<4>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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,167 miles [3,487.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,007 miles [12,886 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
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> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Phonolite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phonolite) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phonolite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0780, Longitude: -117.7634 In this case, the coordinates for Phonolite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Phonolite to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.468 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.75 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.32 degrees. |