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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Steptoe

Communities Also Named Steptoe ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
  • Washington
    • Whitman County
    • This Steptoe is located in Whitman County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Steptoe that is located in White Pine County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Steptoe.

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)
  • Adverse is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
• Copper Flat
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
• Glenn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenn is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
• Kent ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kent is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
• Keystone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Keystone is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Keystone Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Keystone Junction is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Junction
• Lane City ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lane City is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
  • Former name for Lane City:
  • Mineral City
• Sunshine Camp ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunshine Camp is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp

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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'