Facts
Around Town
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Mileage
to Other Major Cities
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Fun
Facts
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Chicago…….....…....
Dallas/Ft.Worth........
Denver…….......…....
Las Vegas…....…….
Las Angeles…..…....
New York……..….....
Phoenix…….......…..
Portland, OR….…….
Salt Lake City….......
San Diego………......
San Francisco..........
Seattle…….............. |
1,950
1,670
1,030
450
470
2,710
730
580
530
600
230
730
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- The highest
temperature recorded for Greater Reno-Sparks was 108°F
July 2002; the lowest temperature was -16°F on February
7, 1989.
- Nearly
60 million acres - 8.23 percent of Nevada - is public land
controlled by the federal government. With so much space,
it's clear why Reno-Sparks enjoys such phenomenal outdoor
recreation.
- Despite
the rumor, Reno is not located anywhere near Las Vegas. In
fact, the towns are separated by more than 440 miles of desert
and mountains.
- There
are only 19 incorporated cities in Nevada.
- Pyramid
Lake, the largest natural lake located entirely within Nevada,
is home to North America's largest nesting colony of white
pelicans.
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And
the List goes on and on
Reno was rated the 43rd
Most Productive City in America by Sprint Business out of
- Growth rates
of 37% and 34% respectively (Western Blue Chip Economic Forecast
12/96)
- Rand McNally
rates Reno/Sparks/Tahoe as the number one outdoor recreation area
in the US
- The Reno/Sparks
area was ranked fifth in the US for urban quality of life by the
American Economic Review.
- US News
and World Report ranked the University of Nevada, Reno as one
of "America's Best Colleges".
- Dun &
Bradstreet and Entrepreneur Magazine named the Reno area as the
best small city in America for small business.
- Reno was
ranked the No. 1 literary city by National Endowment for the Arts.
- US News
& World Report rated Sierra Nevada College the second among
western liberal arts colleges with the highest proportion of classes
under 20 students.
- Reno ranked
10th in home affordability (from a survey by E&Y Kenneth
Leventhal Real Estate Group of 75 participants, 4th qtr. 1997)
- Lake Tahoe
ranked 3rd in capturing the imagination of more than one-half
of American pleasure travelers. (March, 1997 National Leisure
Travel Monitor)
- Reno/Sparks
area is home to the largest art festival in the country - Uptown
Downtown ARTown.
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