Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wood
- 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 Wood:
- 40.902556, -115.039247
- 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 Wood
- 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 Elko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elko 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 Wood ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Wood.
Within Nevada, the name Wood is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Branch County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wood [Branch County].
- Lenawee 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 Michigan community of Wood [Lenawee County].
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wood [Butler County].
- Clermont County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Wood.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Wood lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Wood that is located in Elko County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Wood is located in Bedford County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<2> to the east of the Wood that is located in Elko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Wood.
- Bucks County
- This Wood is located in Bucks County and lies 2,091 miles [3,365.1 km] to the east northeast of the Wood that is located in Elko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Wood.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Wood [Fayette County].
- Mason County
- This Wood is located in Mason County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<2> to the east of the Wood that is located in Elko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Wood.
- Randolph 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 West Virginia community of Wood [Randolph County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood ...
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.
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Clover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Fair Play ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Ruby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Secret ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Spruce ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Warm Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Creek
- Warm Creek is located in Elko County
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Wood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wood 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 Wood once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wood and extending to:
- Elko, which is the Seat of Elko County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Wood to Elko, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 276 miles [444.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 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 7,833 miles [12,606 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wood 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9026, Longitude: -115.0392 |
| <3> | 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 Wood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Wood 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 334.442 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.471 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.614 degrees. |