Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shoshone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shoshone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shoshone
- 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 Shoshone:
- 40.697412, -116.557033
- 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 Shoshone
- 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 Shoshone is near Lander County and also Elko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lander County
- eBird sighting report for Elko 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 Shoshone ...
We found four communities that share the name Shoshone.
There is one other community in Nevada which is also named Shoshone.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shoshone ...
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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betty O'Neal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty O'Neal
- Betty O'Neal is located in Lander County
- Crescent Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <4>
- Dean ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Gerald ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Goldville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Hilltop ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Jenkins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Leeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Maysville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Mud Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Springs
- Mud Springs is located in Lander County
- Piute ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
How Far From Shoshone 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 Shoshone 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 Shoshone once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shoshone and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Eureka County, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Shoshone to Eureka, with an average speed<5>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 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 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 7,879 miles [12,680 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 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 Shoshone, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shoshone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shoshone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6974, Longitude: -116.5570 In this case, the coordinates for Shoshone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Shoshone 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 335.648 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.884 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.535 degrees. |