Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Steptoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steptoe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Steptoe
- 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 Steptoe:
- 39.406883, -114.763905
- 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 Steptoe
- 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:
- 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 Steptoe ...
We found one communities that share the name Steptoe.
Within Nevada, the name Steptoe is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Steptoe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Steptoe ...
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.
- Adverse ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Copper Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
- Glenn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Keystone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Keystone Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Junction
- Keystone Junction is located in White Pine County
- Lane City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
- Lane City is located in White Pine County
- Former name for Lane City:
- Mineral City
- Sunshine Camp ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
- Sunshine Camp is located in White Pine County
How Far From Steptoe 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 Steptoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Steptoe and extending to:
- Ely, which is the Seat of White Pine County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Steptoe to Ely, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,005 miles [3,226.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 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 7,919 miles [12,744.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Steptoe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steptoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steptoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4069, Longitude: -114.7639 In this case, the coordinates for Steptoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Steptoe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.071 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.918 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.528 degrees. |