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A two-page bill signed into law by the Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer on March 23, 1959, authorized establishment of the Desert Research Institute at the University of Nevada, Reno. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] UNR hired Dr. Wendell Mordy as the Founding Director (1960–1969) of the University's Desert Research Institute, which initially was an office at the top ...
Downtown Reno, including the city's famous arch over Virginia Street Silver Legacy Hotel with Downtown Reno in the background Reno skyline in June 2006 Reno skyline in September 2014 Until the 1960s, Reno was the gambling capital of the United States, but Las Vegas's rapid growth, American Airlines ' 2000 buyout of Reno Air and the growth of ...
Mesquite is a city located in the northeast corner of Clark County, Nevada, United States adjacent to the Arizona state line and 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Las Vegas on Interstate 15. As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 20,471. [ 5 ]
The remaining state-maintained portion of SR 650 ended near Equity Avenue (just south of Mill Street) in Reno, leaving the route a total length of 6.365 miles (10.243 km). SR 651 was truncated to a distance of 6.630 miles (10.670 km), with a southern terminus at West 4th Street.
US 395 runs from the Los Angeles area to the Pacific Northwest along the eastern Sierras and is a freeway for about 51 of its 85 miles (137 km) through Nevada. Part of US 395 is also I-580. About 35,000 cars daily use I-580 and US 395 between Reno and Carson City.
Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals.. Nevada is the driest state in the United States. [3] It is made up of mostly desert and semi-arid climate regions, and, with the exception of the Las Vegas Valley, the average summer diurnal temperature range approaches 40 °F (22 °C) in much of the state.
Western end of US 6 concurrency; mileposts reflect distance along US 6: Majors Place: 63.483 [61] 102.166: US 93 south – Las Vegas: Eastern end of US 93 concurrency 65.6 [67] 105.6: Spring Valley Road (SR 893 north) 93.824 [61] 150.995: SR 487 east – Baker, Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park: Border: 101.331 [1] 163.076: US 6 east / US ...
The community is located within Sun Valley approximately three miles north of Reno on Nevada State Route 443. [4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.9 square miles (38.6 km 2), all land. [3]