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39.265148, -119.639771
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We found 28 communities that share the name Silver City.
There is one other community in Nevada which is also named Silver City.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Nevada ...
Clark County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Silver City [Clark County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alberta
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Silver City.
Arkansas
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Silver City [Montgomery County].
California
Kern County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Silver City [Kern County].
Shasta County
This community is historic and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Silver City.
Tulare County
This Silver City is located in Tulare County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Silver City.
Georgia
Forsyth County
This Silver City is located in Forsyth County and lies 1,980 miles [3,186.5 km]<3> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Silver City.
Idaho
Owyhee County
This Silver City is located in Owyhee County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Silver City.
Iowa
Mills County
This Silver City is located in Mills County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Silver City.
Kansas
Woodson County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Woodson County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodson County community of Silver City.
Kentucky
Butler County
This Silver City is located in Butler County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<3> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Silver City.
Michigan
Ontonagon County
This Silver City is located in Ontonagon County and lies 1,593 miles [2,563.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Silver City.
Mississippi
Humphreys County
This Silver City is located in Humphreys County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<3> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Silver City.
Montana
Lewis and Clark County
This Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Silver City.
New Mexico
Grant County
This Silver City is located in Grant County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Silver City.
North Carolina
Hoke County
This Silver City is located in Hoke County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km]<3> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Silver City.
Oklahoma
Creek County
This Silver City is located in Creek County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<3> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Silver City.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Silver City.
South Dakota
Pennington County
This Silver City is located in Pennington County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Silver City.
Tennessee
Hamblen County
This Silver City is located in Hamblen County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<3> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Silver City.
Texas
Coryell County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Coryell County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Silver City.
Fannin County
This Silver City is located in Fannin County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<3> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Silver City.
Milam County
This Silver City is located in Milam County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km] to the east southeast of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Silver City.
Montgomery County
Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Silver City.
Navarro County
This Silver City is located in Navarro County and lies 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km] to the east southeast of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Silver City.
Red River County
This Silver City is located in Red River County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km] to the east of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Silver City.
Utah
Juab County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Silver City [Juab County].
Yukon
This Silver City lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Silver City that is located in Lyon County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver City ...
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.
American City ‑ Historic (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
American Flat ‑ Historic (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for American Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Johntown ‑ Historic (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johntown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Silver City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver City and extending to:
Yerington, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Silver City to Yerington, with an average speed<7> 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,262 miles [3,640.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,033 miles [12,927.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>
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 Silver City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Silver City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Silver City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2651, Longitude: -119.6398
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Silver City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.033 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.631 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.45 degrees.