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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lander County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Phonolite

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)
  • Basic is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basic
• Berlin ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Burnt Cabin ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Burnt Cabin is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabin
• Glen Hamilton ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Hamilton is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hamilton
• Green Springs ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Springs is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Idlewild ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Idlewild is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Knickerbocker ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Knickerbocker is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker
• Lakeview ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Midas ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Midas is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
• Quartz Mountain ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Quartz Mountain is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Mountain
• Shamrock ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shamrock is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Union ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Phonolite to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<1> community of Phonolite once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Phonolite and extending to:

• Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Phonolite to Tonopah, 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 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• 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).<7>'