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Hercules

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Locale

Place at which there is or was human activity; it does not include populated places, mines, and dams.
Related terms: battlefield, camp, country club, crossroad, farm, ghost town, golf, historical station/mill/landing, industrial park, landing, railroad siding, ranch, recreation site, ruins, shopping center / mall, site, station, treatment plant, windmill
See also: Dams, Mines, and Parks
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County

Churchill County, Nevada
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
39.4646432°, -118.0631836°
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Elevation

5272 ft. (1607 m.)

Topographic Map

US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Hercules is covered by the Wonder Mountain, NV US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Locales

Nevada Wonder Mill (historical) 1.1 mi
Wonder 1.8 mi
Victor (historical) 2.4 mi
Bench Creek Ranch 4.7 mi
Horse Creek Ranch 4.8 mi

Nearby Cities

Fallon, NV 38 mi
Gabbs, NV 42 mi
Austin, NV 53 mi
Schurz, NV 54 mi
Lovelock, NV 54 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Jack Pot Mine Man-made 0.3 mi
Vulcher Mine Man-made 0.4 mi
Hercules Spring Water 0.5 mi
Queen Peak Land 0.6 mi
Porphyry Peak Land 0.7 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is MIDDLEGATE LOW which is approximately 13 miles away and has an elevation of 4,600 feet (672 feet lower than Hercules). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January .46" 45.1° 16.0°
February .43" 51.8° 20.8°
March .52" 58.0° 24.2°
April .45" 63.5° 27.7°
May .92" 72.0° 36.2°
June .54" 81.6° 43.1°
July .05" 90.2° 48.8°
August .13" 90.0° 46.9°
September .26" 80.8° 38.3°
October .40" 69.7° 29.0°
November .60" 55.8° 20.1°
December .37" 46.2° 14.5°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 69% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 65% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 99% of other locations on record.