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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 Nevada, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nevada 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 Nevada:
- 33.042191, -96.374896
- 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 Nevada
- 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 Collin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collin County
- Since Nevada is near Hunt County and also Rockwall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockwall 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 Nevada
Communities Also Named Nevada ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Nevada.
Within Texas, the name Nevada is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Nevada is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the west of the Nevada that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Nevada.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Nevada [Arapahoe County].
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Nevada is located in Livingston County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nevada that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Nevada.
- Indiana
- Tipton County
- This Nevada is located in Tipton County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nevada that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Nevada.
- Iowa
- Story County
- This Nevada is located in Story County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Nevada that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Story County community of Nevada.
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Douglas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Nevada.
- Ness 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 Nevada [Ness County].
- Kentucky
- Mercer County
- This Nevada is located in Mercer County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nevada that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Nevada.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Nevada is located in Hinds County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the east of the Nevada that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Nevada.
- Missouri
- Vernon County
- This Nevada is located in Vernon County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Nevada that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Nevada.
- Ohio
- Wyandot County
- This Nevada is located in Wyandot County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nevada that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Nevada.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nevada ...
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.
- Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Branch is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Burrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burrow is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrow
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Copeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Josephine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Little Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Ridge is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ridge
- Rockwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity Park is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park
- Union Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
How Far From Nevada 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 city such as Nevada to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nevada and extending to:
- McKinney, which is the Seat of Collin County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nevada to McKinney, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,688 miles [12,372.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nevada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Nevada 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> | 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 Nevada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Nevada 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 Nevada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0422, Longitude: -96.3749 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.692 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.228 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.44 degrees. |
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