Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ruby Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruby Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ruby Hill
- 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 Ruby Hill:
- 39.504599, -115.986127
- 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 Ruby Hill
- 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 Eureka County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Eureka County
- Since Ruby Hill is near White Pine County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for White Pine 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
Communities Also Named Ruby Hill ...
We found two communities that share the name Ruby Hill.
There is one other community in Nevada which is also named Ruby Hill.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Ruby Hill in the United States.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruby Hill ...
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.
- Birch ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Diamond City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Diamond City is located in Eureka County
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
- Prospect ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Strawberry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in White Pine County
How Far From Ruby Hill 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 Ruby Hill 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 community of Ruby Hill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ruby Hill and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Eureka County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ruby Hill to Carson City, with an average speed<5>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 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 7,941 miles [12,779.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eureka County: www.co.eureka.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ruby Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruby Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruby Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5046, Longitude: -115.9861 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ruby Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.067 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.108 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.245 degrees. |