Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilson Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilson Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilson Creek
- 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 Wilson Creek:
- 38.423567, -114.343324
- 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 Wilson Creek
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Wilson Creek is near White Pine County and also Millard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White Pine County
- eBird sighting report for Millard 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
Communities Also Named Wilson Creek ...
We found six communities that share the name Wilson Creek.
Within Nevada, the name Wilson Creek is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Wilson Creek lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilson Creek that is located in Lincoln County.
- Kansas
- Ellsworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wilson Creek [Ellsworth County].
- Wilson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wilson Creek [Wilson County].
- New York
- Tioga County
- This Wilson Creek is located in Tioga County and lies 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilson Creek that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Wilson Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Wilson Creek is located in Somerset County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilson Creek that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Wilson Creek.
- Washington
- Grant County
- This Wilson Creek is located in Grant County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilson Creek that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Wilson Creek.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilson Creek ...
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.
- Cave Valley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
- Cave Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Geyser ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Jackrabbit ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackrabbit
- Jackrabbit is located in Lincoln County
- Minerva ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Montezuma ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Mud Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Springs
- Mud Springs is located in Lincoln County
- Newland ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Pony Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pony Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony Springs
- Pony Springs is located in Lincoln County
- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Tempest ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Wilson Creek 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 Wilson Creek 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<4> community of Wilson Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilson Creek and extending to:
- Pioche, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Wilson Creek to Pioche, with an average speed<5> 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 about two full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 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 7,970 miles [12,826.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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- Wilson Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilson Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4236, Longitude: -114.3433 In this case, the coordinates for Wilson Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Wilson Creek 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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 Wilson Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wilson Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.627 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.312 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.324 degrees. |