BlockNightingale, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Lovelock census division. The Survey maps it on the Sage Hen Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Granite Range quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Granite Range quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Sage Hen Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Kumiva Peak quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 51 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Nightingale: 15 occurrences, 15 prospects, 13 past producers, 6 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Uranium, Gold, Molybdenum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Mine | Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum | Producer | 1921 | |
| Buster Mine | Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic | Past Producer | ||
| Highgrade Prospect | Tungsten, Silver, Bismuth, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Barium-Barite | Prospect | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Jay Bird Mine | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Manganese | Past Producer | 1938, 1955 | |
| Jaybird Mine | Tungsten, Gold, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Day Group Uranium Prospect | Uranium, Iron | Occurrence | Uranophane | |
| Mammoth Prospect | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Copper, Silver, Vanadium, Manganese | Prospect | Powellite, Scheelite | |
| Nightingale Mine | Tungsten, Gold, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Copper, Arsenic, Manganese, Lead | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Nightingale Mine | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Lead, Gold, Copper, Bismuth | Past Producer | 1917 |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Station (historical) | 29.0 miles | 17 | |
| Toy (historical) | 29.3 miles | 17 | |
| Toulon | 31.0 miles | 17 | |
| Granite Point | 34.7 miles | 17 | |
| Vernon (historical) | 36.8 miles | 13 | |
| Seven Troughs (historical) | 37.9 miles | 13 | |
| Tunnel Camp (historical) | 38.4 miles | 13 | |
| Perth | 38.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856098. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.