Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pogonip, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pogonip and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pogonip
- 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 Pogonip:
- 39.217988, -115.485313
- 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 Pogonip
- 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 White Pine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for White Pine County
- Since Pogonip is near Nye County and also Eureka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- eBird sighting report for Eureka 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 Pogonip ...
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.
- Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Copper Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
- Duckwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in White Pine County
- Greenville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in White Pine County
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Sunshine Camp ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
- Sunshine Camp is located in White Pine County
- Treasure City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure City
- Treasure City is located in White Pine County
- Treasure City has also been known as:
- Treasure Hill
- Veteran ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Willow Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
How Far From Pogonip 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 Pogonip to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pogonip and extending to:
- Ely, which is the Seat of White Pine County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pogonip to Ely, with an average speed<3> 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 228 miles [366.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 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 7,948 miles [12,791.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pogonip. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.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> | 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- Pogonip) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pogonip. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2180, Longitude: -115.4853 In this case, the coordinates for Pogonip have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pogonip to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.57 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.96 degrees. |