Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Potts:
  • 39.086042, -116.640910
  • 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 Potts

• 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 Potts is near Lander County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lander 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 Potts

Communities Also Named Potts ...

We found one communities that are also named Potts.

Within Nevada, the name Potts is unique.

Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Potts in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Osage County
    • This Potts is located in Osage County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the east of the Potts that is located in Nye County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Potts.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Potts ...

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.

• Antelope ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Antelope is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
• Danville ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Danville is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Geneva ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneva is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Junction ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Junction is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Learville ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Learville is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learville
  • Learville has also been known as:
  • Searville
• Millett ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Millett is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
• Pine Creek ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Creek is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Pioneer ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
• Stargo ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stargo is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stargo
• Stone House ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Stone House is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House

How Far From Potts 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 Potts 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 Potts once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Potts and extending to:

• Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Potts 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west (W). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 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 7,982 miles [12,845.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'