Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shermantown:
  • 39.202711, -115.504480
  • 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 Shermantown

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White Pine County
  • Since Shermantown is near Nye County and also Eureka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nye 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 Shermantown

Communities Also Named Shermantown ...

We found one communities that are also named Shermantown.

Within Nevada, the name Shermantown is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Fulton County
    • This Shermantown is located in Fulton County and lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km]<1> to the east of the Shermantown that is located in White Pine County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Shermantown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shermantown ...

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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bull Fork is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Fork
• Copper Flat
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
• Duckwater
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Duckwater is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
• Gold Point ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Gold Point is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
• Green Springs ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Springs is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Greenville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenville is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Sunshine Camp ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Sunshine Camp is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
• Treasure City ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Treasure City is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure City
  • Treasure City has also been known as:
  • Treasure Hill
• Veteran ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Veteran is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran
• Willow Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

• Ely, which is the Seat of White Pine County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Shermantown 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 227 miles [365.3 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 2,047 miles [3,294.3 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 7,180 miles [11,555.1 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 7,949 miles [12,792.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'