Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wahmonie:
  • 36.818433, -116.126080
  • 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 Wahmonie

• 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 Nye County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Nye County
  • Since Wahmonie is near Clark County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Wahmonie ...

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.

• Camp Desert Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Desert Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Desert Rock
  • Camp Desert Rock is located in Nye County
• Crystal
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Nye County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <2>
• Indian Springs
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Indian Springs is located in Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Springs <2>
• Johnnie
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnnie
  • Johnnie is located in Nye County
• Mercury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
  • Mercury is located in Nye County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercury <2>
• Roses Well ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Well have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Well
  • Roses Well is located in Nye County
• Sugar Bunker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bunker
  • Sugar Bunker is located in Nye County

How Far From Wahmonie 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 Wahmonie 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<3> community of Wahmonie once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Wahmonie and extending to:

• Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 105 miles [169 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Wahmonie to Tonopah, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 256 miles [412 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,344 miles [11,819 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 8,113 miles [13,056.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/