On this cool vintage Stopover bar matchbox cover we can see destinations and mileage to them from Mina Nevada.
Mileage from Mina West and South
Bishop – 87 Bakersfield – 320 Los Angeles – 343
East
Tonopah – 67 Ely – 235 Wendover – 355
Wells – 374 Salt Lake – 493
North & West
Hawthorne – 33 Yerington – 91 Fallon – 106
Carson – 247 and now – 154
Reno – 278 and now 183
San Francisco – 412
I double checked these mileages and they are almost all pretty much matching today’s mileages. But Reno and Carson which is Carson City is much less miles now. And this is most likely due to highway 95 not existing at that time in mid 20th century.
So now you can drive from Mina to Carson City, NV and cover distance of 154 miles and it will take you about 2.5 hours. And the distance to Reno, NV is 183 miles and it will take about 2 hours and 40 minutes. That highway 95 build saved us about 100 miles of commute to these cities!
Mina Nevada is a beautiful and very interesting small town with rich mining history. And even though some destinations are far, it is a spectacularly beautiful road trip from each side of country and it is well worth taking. I’ve done it and drove from Oakland California and it was the most beautiful one day road trip I ever took.