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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 Wichman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wichman and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wichman:
- 38.564108, -118.978883
- 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 Wichman
- 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Since Wichman is near Mineral County and also Mono County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Wichman
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wichman ...
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.
- Aurora ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Copper Run ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dutch Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dutch Creek is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Creek
- Elbow Stage Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elbow Stage Station is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Stage Station
- Esmeralda ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Esmeralda is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmeralda
- Lower Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Town is located in Mono County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Lucky Boy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky Boy is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Boy
- Masonic ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulfur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sulfur is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulfur
- Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
How Far From Wichman 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 Wichman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wichman and extending to:
- Yerington, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wichman to Yerington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 59 miles [95 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 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 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 8,065 miles [12,979.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wichman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wichman 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 Wichman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5641, Longitude: -118.9789 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.413 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.062 degrees. |
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