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Jacobsville

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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

Coordinates39.50111, -117.18111

66 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 30
  • 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
Peaks: 25
  • 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
Parks: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 2
  • Overland Stage Station (ruins): 18.1 mi
  • Overland Stage Station: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Austin Historical Society Museum: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillS 170°3,498 m17.4 mi
North Toiyabe PeakSSE 150°3,261 m11.3 mi
Mount CallaghanNE 40°3,088 m18.9 mi
Big Creek PeakS 172°3,053 m14.1 mi
New Pass PeakWNW 302°2,745 m19.0 mi
Bates MountainE 79°2,724 m21.9 mi
Telegraph PeakENE 64°2,602 m8.4 mi
Eagle ButteE 84°2,555 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2619:01
June solstice05:2219:4020:20
September equinox06:3718:1218:47
December solstice07:0615:4616:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343541455463737163514033
Precip in1.21.11.51.61.90.60.60.40.60.51.11.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin #2, 6 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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