Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valmy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valmy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valmy
- 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 Valmy:
- 40.793051, -117.12808
- 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 Valmy
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Since Valmy is near Lander County and also Eureka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lander County
- eBird sighting report for Eureka 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 Valmy ...
We found one communities that share the name Valmy.
Within Nevada, the name Valmy is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Valmy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valmy ...
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.
- Copper Basin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Basin
- Copper Basin is located in Lander County
- Galena ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Iron Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Point
- Iron Point is located in Humboldt County
- Jenkins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Knight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Piute ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Red House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Telluride ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Valmy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Valmy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valmy and extending to:
- Winnemucca, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valmy to Winnemucca, with an average speed<3> 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 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 7,885 miles [12,689.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valmy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.net/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valmy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valmy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7931, Longitude: -117.1281 |
| <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 Valmy 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 336.121 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.451 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.875 degrees. |