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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beatty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beatty and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Beatty:
    • 43.608221, -116.340956
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Beatty
  • 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 Ada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ada County
    • Since Beatty is near Canyon County and also Boise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Canyon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boise 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Beatty

Communities Also Named Beatty ...

We found seven communities that are also named Beatty.

Within Idaho, the name Beatty is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Carroll County
      • This Beatty is located in Carroll County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beatty that is located in Ada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Beatty.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This Beatty is located in Nye County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the south of the Beatty that is located in Ada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Beatty.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Beatty is located in Clark County and lies 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km]<1> to the east of the Beatty that is located in Ada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Beatty.
    • Ontario
      • This Beatty lies 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beatty that is located in Ada County.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This Beatty is located in Klamath County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beatty that is located in Ada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Beatty.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Beatty is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the east of the Beatty that is located in Ada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Beatty.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Beatty lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beatty that is located in Ada County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beatty ...

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.

  • Barber
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Barber is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
  • Cloverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cloverdale is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Deal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Deal is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
  • Eagle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Garden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Kings Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
  • Meridian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Star
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ustick
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ustick is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick

How Far From Beatty to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beatty to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beatty and extending to:

  • Boise, which is the Seat of Ada County, lies just to the East.
  • Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,046 miles [3,292.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Beatty to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 4 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 117 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 80 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beatty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Beatty to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beatty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6082, Longitude: -116.3410       In this case, the coordinates for Beatty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.719 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.173 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.23 degrees.