Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tonkin

• 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 Tonkin:
  • 39.939089, -116.411464
  • 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 Tonkin

• 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 Eureka County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eureka County
  • Since Tonkin is near Lander County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lander 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 Tonkin

Communities Also Named Tonkin ...

We found one communities that are also named Tonkin.

Within Nevada, the name Tonkin is unique.

Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Tonkin in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Tonkin lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tonkin that is located in Eureka County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tonkin ...

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.

• Alpha ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpha is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Birch ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Birch is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
• Frisbie ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Frisbie is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
• Gold Quartz
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Quartz is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Quartz
• Grass Valley ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grass Valley is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
• Keystone ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Keystone is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Mill Gulch ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mill Gulch is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gulch
• Mineral ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
• Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
• Three Bar ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Three Bar is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Bar

How Far From Tonkin 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 Tonkin 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<2> community of Tonkin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tonkin and extending to:

• Eureka, which is the Seat of Eureka County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tonkin to Eureka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 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 7,923 miles [12,750.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'