Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Babbitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Babbitt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Babbitt
- 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 Babbitt:
- 38.539873, -118.642274
- 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 Babbitt
- 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Since Babbitt is near Lyon County and also Mono County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- eBird sighting report for Mono 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
Communities Also Named Babbitt ...
We found three communities that share the name Babbitt.
Within Nevada, the name Babbitt is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- New Brunswick
- This Babbitt lies 2,673 miles [4,301.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Babbitt that is located in Mineral County.
- New Jersey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Babbitt ...
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.
- Aurora ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Mineral County
- Copper Hill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
- Copper Hill is located in Mineral County
- Copper Hill has also been known as:
- Copperhill
- Copper Run ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
- Copper Run is located in Mineral County
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Mineral County
- Dutch Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Creek
- Dutch Creek is located in Mineral County
- Elbow Stage Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Stage Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Stage Station
- Elbow Stage Station is located in Lyon County
- Esmeralda ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Lucky Boy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Whiskey Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Spring
- Whiskey Spring is located in Mineral County
How Far From Babbitt to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Babbitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Babbitt and extending to:
- Hawthorne, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Babbitt to Carson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 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 8,060 miles [12,971.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Babbitt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Babbitt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Babbitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5399, Longitude: -118.6423 |
| <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> | 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 Babbitt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.133 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.51 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.86 degrees. |