Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vanderbilt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vanderbilt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vanderbilt
- 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 Vanderbilt:
- 39.424652, -115.978390
- 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 Vanderbilt
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Eureka County
- Since Vanderbilt is near White Pine County and also Nye County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White Pine County
- eBird sighting report for Nye 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 Vanderbilt ...
We found eight communities that share the name Vanderbilt.
Within Nevada, the name Vanderbilt is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the east of the Vanderbilt that is located in Eureka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Vanderbilt.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Vanderbilt is located in San Bernardino County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the south of the Vanderbilt that is located in Eureka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Vanderbilt.
- Colorado
- Ouray County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Vanderbilt [Ouray County].
- Florida
- Collier County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Vanderbilt [Collier County].
- Michigan
- Otsego County
- This Vanderbilt is located in Otsego County and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Vanderbilt that is located in Eureka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Vanderbilt.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Vanderbilt is located in Fayette County and lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Vanderbilt that is located in Eureka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Vanderbilt.
- South Dakota
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Vanderbilt [Campbell County].
- Texas
- Jackson County
- This Vanderbilt is located in Jackson County and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Vanderbilt that is located in Eureka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Vanderbilt.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vanderbilt ...
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.
- Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Diamond City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Diamond City is located in Eureka County
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in White Pine County
- Greenville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in White Pine County
- Prospect ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Ruby Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
- Ruby Hill is located in Eureka County
- Strawberry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in White Pine County
- Treasure City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure City
- Treasure City is located in White Pine County
- Treasure City has also been known as:
- Treasure Hill
How Far From Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt 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<5> community of Vanderbilt once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Vanderbilt and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Eureka County, lies just to the North.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Vanderbilt to Carson City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,946 miles [12,787.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eureka County: www.co.eureka.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vanderbilt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vanderbilt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4247, Longitude: -115.9784 In this case, the coordinates for Vanderbilt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Vanderbilt could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Vanderbilt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Vanderbilt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.052 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.085 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.244 degrees. |