Jacobsville
Jacobsville is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,738 m. Bunker Hill stands 3,498 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pony Express Statue, a artwork 4.9 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 2.0 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
66 named places within 25 miles
- Mud Spring: 7.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring No. 1: 8.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring No. 2: 8.6 mi
- Bob Scotts Spring: 10.1 mi
- Goodyear Spring: 12.0 mi
- Fandango Hill: 5.3 mi
- South Hill: 5.9 mi
- Central Hill: 6.0 mi
- North Hill: 6.0 mi
- Mount Prometheus: 7.3 mi
- Bert T Gandolfo Park: 6.2 mi
- Bade Flat State Game Refuge: 7.2 mi
- Kingston Park: 20.9 mi
- Hickison Petroglyth Recreation Site: 23.1 mi
- Overland Stage Station (ruins): 18.1 mi
- Overland Stage Station: 19.6 mi
- Pony Express Statue: 4.9 mi
- Clifton: 5.4 mi
- Austin Historical Society Museum: 6.0 mi
- Point of Rocks: 14.9 mi
- Smith Creek Valley Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jacobsville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | S 170° | 3,498 m | 17.4 mi |
| North Toiyabe Peak | SSE 150° | 3,261 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Callaghan | NE 40° | 3,088 m | 18.9 mi |
| Big Creek Peak | S 172° | 3,053 m | 14.1 mi |
| New Pass Peak | WNW 302° | 2,745 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bates Mountain | E 79° | 2,724 m | 21.9 mi |
| Telegraph Peak | ENE 64° | 2,602 m | 8.4 mi |
| Eagle Butte | E 84° | 2,555 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:40 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:46 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin #2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Austin · 6 mi
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