Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fort Piute, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Piute and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Piute
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Fort Piute:
- 35.114996, -114.985254
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fort Piute
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Fort Piute is near Clark County and also Mohave County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Mohave County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Piute ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bullhead City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead City
- Bullhead City is located in Mohave County (AZ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead City <1>
- Davis Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Emerald City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald City
- Emerald City is located in Clark County (NV)
- Hardyville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Hardyville is located in Mohave County (AZ)
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Ibis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Java
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Katherine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine
- Katherine is located in Mohave County (AZ)
- Mesquite Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Creek
- Mesquite Creek is located in Mohave County (AZ)
- Searchlight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searchlight
- Searchlight is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searchlight <1>
- Willow Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- Willow Valley is located in Mohave County (AZ)
How Far From Fort Piute to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fort Piute to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Fort Piute once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Fort Piute and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Fort Piute to San Bernardino, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,190 miles [13,180.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Piute, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Piute) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Piute. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1150, Longitude: -114.9853 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Piute have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Fort Piute to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.725 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.17 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.77 degrees. |