Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barrett Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrett Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barrett Springs
- 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 Barrett Springs:
- 41.040458, -117.915136
- 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 Barrett Springs
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Since Barrett Springs is near Pershing County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Pershing 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 Barrett Springs ...
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.
- Awakening ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Central ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Daveytown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daveytown
- Daveytown is located in Humboldt County
- Krum ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Paradise Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Paradise Hill is located in Humboldt County
- Raspberry Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raspberry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry Creek
- Raspberry Creek is located in Pershing County
- Rose Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Rose Creek is located in Humboldt County
- Tungsten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Tungsten is located in Pershing County
- Willow Point ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Willow Point is located in Humboldt County
- Winnemucca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnemucca
- Winnemucca is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnemucca <3>
How Far From Barrett Springs 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 Barrett Springs 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<4> community of Barrett Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Barrett Springs and extending to:
- Winnemucca, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barrett Springs to Winnemucca, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,148 miles [3,456.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 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 7,885 miles [12,689.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Barrett Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barrett Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barrett Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0405, Longitude: -117.9151 In this case, the coordinates for Barrett Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Barrett Springs 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 336.786 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.256 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.343 degrees. |