Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walker Lake:
  • 38.648254, -118.755140
  • 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 Walker Lake

• 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Since Walker Lake is near Lyon County and also Mono County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mono 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 Walker Lake

Communities Also Named Walker Lake ...

We found two communities that are also named Walker Lake.

Within Nevada, the name Walker Lake is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Pike County
    • This Walker Lake is located in Pike County and lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker Lake that is located in Mineral County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Walker Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walker Lake ...

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 Hill ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Copper Hill is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
  • Copper Hill has also been known as:
  • Copperhill
• Copper Run ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
• Copperfield ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Copperfield is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
• Dutch Creek ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dutch Creek is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Creek
• Elbow Stage Station ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbow Stage Station is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Stage Station
• Granite ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Granite is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
• Lucky Boy ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lucky Boy is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Boy
• Mountain View ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Whiskey Spring ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whiskey Spring is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Spring

How Far From Walker Lake 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 Walker Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walker Lake and extending to:

• Hawthorne, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walker Lake to Hawthorne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,055 miles [12,963.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'