Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reese River:
  • 38.997706, -117.470097
  • 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 Reese River

• 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 Reese River 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 Reese River

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reese River ...

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.

• Berlin ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Berlin is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Glen Hamilton ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Hamilton is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hamilton
• Grantsville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantsville is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
• Idlewild ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Idlewild is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Knickerbocker ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Knickerbocker is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker
• Midas ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Midas is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
• Shamrock ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shamrock is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Union ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Reese River 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 Reese River to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Reese River and extending to:

• Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Reese River to Tonopah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,006 miles [12,884.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'