Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barcelona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barcelona and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barcelona
- 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 Barcelona:
- 38.648544, -116.960358
- 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 Barcelona
- 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 Nye County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Since Barcelona is near White Pine County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for White Pine 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 Barcelona ...
We found four communities that share the name Barcelona.
Within Nevada, the name Barcelona is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- New York
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barcelona ...
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.
- Carvers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
- Carvers is located in Nye County
- Central ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Flowers Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Camp
- Flowers Camp is located in Nye County
- Jett ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Monarch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Pine Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Nye County
- Pioneer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Round Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Mountain <5>
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Stone House is located in Nye County
How Far From Barcelona 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 Barcelona 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 community of Barcelona once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Barcelona and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barcelona to Tonopah, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,131 miles [3,429.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,017 miles [12,902.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://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 from Point A (ie- Barcelona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barcelona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6485, Longitude: -116.9604 In this case, the coordinates for Barcelona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Barcelona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Barcelona to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.766 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.882 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.852 degrees. |