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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 Barrett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrett 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 Barrett:
    • 39.053261, -117.425097
    • 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 Barrett
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nye County
    • Since Barrett is near Lander County and also Churchill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lander County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Churchill 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 Barrett

Communities Also Named Barrett ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Barrett.

Within Nevada, the name Barrett is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Houston County
      • This Barrett is located in Houston County and lies 1,876 miles [3,019.1 km]<1> to the east of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Barrett.
    • British Columbia
      • This Barrett lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
    • California
      • Mariposa County
      • This Barrett is located in Mariposa County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mariposa County community of Barrett.
      • San Diego County
      • This Barrett is located in San Diego County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the south of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Barrett.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Barrett is located in Hall County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<1> to the east of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Barrett.
    • Indiana
      • Posey County
      • This Barrett is located in Posey County and lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<1> to the east of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Barrett.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Barrett [Cherokee County].
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Barrett [Marshall County].
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Barrett is located in Rapides Parish and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Barrett.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Barrett is located in Carroll County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Barrett.
    • Minnesota
      • Grant County
      • This Barrett is located in Grant County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Barrett.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Barrett is located in Grafton County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Barrett.
    • North Carolina
      • Alleghany County
      • This Barrett is located in Alleghany County and lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<1> to the east of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Barrett.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Barrett.
    • Oregon
      • Umatilla County
      • This Barrett is located in Umatilla County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the north of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Barrett.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Barrett is located in Clearfield County and lies 2,051 miles [3,300.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Barrett.
    • Texas
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Barrett [Franklin County].
      • Harris County
      • This Barrett is located in Harris County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Barrett.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Barrett is located in Boone County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<1> to the east of the Barrett that is located in Nye County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Barrett.
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Barrett [Grant County].
    • Wyoming
      • Crook County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Crook County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Barrett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrett ...

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.

  • Berlin ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Berlin is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Glen Hamilton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Hamilton is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hamilton
  • Idlewild ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Idlewild is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Junction ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Junction is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Knickerbocker ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Knickerbocker is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker
  • Lakeview ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Midas ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Midas is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
  • Millett ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Millett is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
  • Park Canyon ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Park Canyon is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Canyon
  • Shamrock ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shamrock is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock

How Far From Barrett 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 Barrett 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 Barrett once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Barrett and extending to:

  • Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Barrett to Tonopah, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 123 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,001 miles [12,876.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barrett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Barrett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Barrett could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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 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 Barrett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0533, Longitude: -117.4251       In this case, the coordinates for Barrett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.189 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.415 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.118 degrees.