Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pigeon Spring:
  • 37.420209, -117.667864
  • 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 Pigeon Spring

• 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 Esmeralda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Esmeralda County
  • Since Pigeon Spring is near Inyo County and also Nye County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Inyo County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pigeon Spring ...

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.

• Blair ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Esmeralda County
• Coyote Hole
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Hole
  • Coyote Hole is located in Esmeralda County
• Crater ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crater
  • Crater is located in Inyo County (CA)
• Deep Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
  • Deep Springs is located in Inyo County (CA)
• Dyer
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
• Forks Station
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks Station
  • Forks Station is located in Esmeralda County
• Gold Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Gold Point is located in Esmeralda County
  • Former names for Gold Point:
  • Hornsilver
  • Lime Point
• Montezuma
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Esmeralda County
• Silver Peak
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
  • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County

How Far From Pigeon Spring 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 Pigeon Spring 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<3> community of Pigeon Spring once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Pigeon Spring and extending to:

• Goldfield, which is the Seat of Esmeralda County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pigeon Spring to Goldfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,190 miles [3,524.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,110 miles [13,051.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/