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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 White River:
    • 38.627724, -115.048070
    • 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 White River
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nye County
    • Since White River is near White Pine County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White Pine County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 White River

Communities Also Named White River ...

We found seven communities that are also named White River.

Within Nevada, the name White River is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Desha County
      • This White River is located in Desha County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the east of the White River that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of White River.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of White River [Tulare County].
    • Colorado
      • Rio Blanco County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of White River [Rio Blanco County].
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • This White River is located in Gibson County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the east of the White River that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of White River.
    • Ontario
      • This White River lies 1,625 miles [2,615.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the White River that is located in Nye County.
    • South Dakota
      • Mellette County
      • This White River is located in Mellette County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White River that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mellette County community of White River.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • This White River is located in Ashland County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White River that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of White River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White River ...

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.

  • Allred ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Allred is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
  • Cave Valley ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cave Valley is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
  • Currant ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Currant is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currant
  • Geyser ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Geyser is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
  • Gold Point ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gold Point is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Hot Creek ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hot Creek is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Creek
  • Montezuma ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Montezuma is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Sunnyside ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From White River 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 White River 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 community of White River once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in White River and extending to:

  • Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from White River to Tonopah, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 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 west (W). 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 2,031 miles [3,268.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,974 miles [12,832.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 White River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 White River 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 White River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6277, Longitude: -115.0481       In this case, the coordinates for White River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.215 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.029 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.726 degrees.