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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Stockville:
    • 38.928274, -115.165854
    • 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 Stockville
  • 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 Stockville is near Nye County and also Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Stockville

Communities Also Named Stockville ...

We found two communities that are also named Stockville.

Within Nevada, the name Stockville is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nebraska
      • Frontier County
      • This Stockville is located in Frontier County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stockville that is located in White Pine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frontier County community of Stockville.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Stockville [Campbell County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockville ...

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.

  • Allred ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allred is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
  • Cave Valley ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave Valley is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
  • Copper Flat
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
  • Currant ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Currant is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currant
  • Gold Point ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Point is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Green Springs ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Springs is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Greenville ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Keystone
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Keystone is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone Junction
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Keystone Junction is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Junction
  • Lane City ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sunshine Camp is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
  • Treasure City ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Veteran is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran
  • Willow Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

  • Ely, which is the Seat of White Pine County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stockville to Ely, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 247 miles [397.5 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 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 7,958 miles [12,807.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Stockville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Stockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Stockville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stockville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9283, Longitude: -115.1659       In this case, the coordinates for Stockville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.343 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.204 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.784 degrees.