Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sutcliffe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sutcliffe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sutcliffe
- 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 Sutcliffe:
- 39.950185, -119.600464
- 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 Sutcliffe
- 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 Washoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washoe County
- Since Sutcliffe is near Pershing County and also Lassen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pershing County
- eBird sighting report for Lassen 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutcliffe ...
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.
- Dodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Defiance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
- Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
- Golden Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Lemmon Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
- Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County
- Nightingale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
- Nightingale is located in Pershing County
- Nixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <3>
- Pyramid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sand Pass
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Spanish Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
- Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
- Sun Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <3>
How Far From Sutcliffe 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 Sutcliffe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sutcliffe and extending to:
- Reno, which is the Seat of Washoe County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sutcliffe to Reno, with an average speed<5> 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 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 7,988 miles [12,855.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sutcliffe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Sutcliffe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sutcliffe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9502, Longitude: -119.6005 In this case, the coordinates for Sutcliffe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sutcliffe 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 338.069 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.714 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.41 degrees. |