To: Ms. X who wrote (13684 ) 1/11/2000 10:11:00 PM From: Lost1 Respond to of 63513
Reno Fact Sheet Population: Reno...164,600 Sparks...61,370 Washoe County...308,700 (@ 2/98) Location: At the base of the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 13 miles east of the Nevada-California state line on U.S. Interstate 80. Distance from local attractions: Virginia City, old silver boom town: 23 miles Carson City, Nevada's capital: 30 miles Lake Tahoe: 38 miles Distance from western metropolitan areas: Miles Kilometers Air Time San Francisco 221 356 :50 Las Vegas 450 726 1:00 Portland 567 915 1:15 Seattle 742 1,197 1:30 Salt Lake City 530 855 1:00 Los Angeles 470 752 1:20 Elevation: Reno...4,500 feet Lake Tahoe...6,200 feet Climate: Generally sunny and dry with wide variations in temperature during a 24-hour period. The area averages 306 sunny days a year. Legal age: To gamble....21 To drink....21 Number of 1998 visitors to the area: 5.2 million Transportation: Reno/Tahoe International Airport, served by twelve major jet and seven commuter airlines; Amtrak; Tahoe Casino Express, Sierra Nevada Stage Lines, Greyhound, Frontier Tours; major national rental car companies. Major annual events: May: Cinco De Mayo Celebration June: Celebrate The River, Reno Rodeo July: Skyfire '99, Uptown Downtown Artown, The Big Easy August: Hot August Nights, Basque Festival, Shakespeare at Sand Harbor September: Best-In-The-West Nugget Rib Cook-Off, Great Reno Balloon Race, Nevada State Fair, Int'l Camel Races, National Championship Air Races, Street Vibrations October: Great Italian Festival, Columbus Day Parade, Celtic Celebration November: National Senior Pro Rodeo Finals December: Sparks Hometowne Christmas, Festival of the Trees, Buck'n Ball