Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rennox:
  • 40.697966, -116.880099
  • 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 Rennox

• 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 Lander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lander County
  • Since Rennox is near Humboldt County and also Eureka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Rennox

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rennox ...

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.

• Betty O'Neal ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Betty O'Neal is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty O'Neal
• Copper Basin ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Copper Basin is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Basin
• Dean ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dean is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Galena ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Hilltop ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Jenkins ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jenkins is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Knight
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Knight is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
• Maysville ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Maysville is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Piute ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Piute is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piute
• Telluride ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Telluride is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride

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

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

• Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rennox to Carson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,099 miles [3,378 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 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 7,886 miles [12,691.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'