Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Venado:
  • 40.934625, -118.250704
  • 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 Venado

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
  • Since Venado is near Pershing County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pershing 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 Venado

Communities Also Named Venado ...

We found one communities that are also named Venado.

Within Nevada, the name Venado is unique.

Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Venado in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Sonoma County
    • This Venado is located in Sonoma County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Venado that is located in Humboldt County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Venado.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Venado ...

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.

• Central ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Central is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Humboldt
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Humboldt is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Humboldt City ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
• Humboldt House
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
• Krum ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Krum is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
• Raspberry Creek ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Raspberry Creek is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry Creek
• Red Butte ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Butte is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
• Rose Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rose Creek is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
• Rosebud ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosebud is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Tungsten
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tungsten is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten

How Far From Venado to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Venado 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 Venado once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Venado and extending to:

• Winnemucca, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Venado to Winnemucca, 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 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 7,899 miles [12,712.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'