Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Battle Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battle Mountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Battle Mountain
- 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 Battle Mountain:
- 40.642256, -116.934713
- 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 Battle Mountain
- 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 Lander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lander County
- Since Battle Mountain is near Humboldt County and also Eureka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- eBird sighting report for Eureka 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 Battle Mountain ...
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.
- Betty O'Neal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betty O'Neal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty O'Neal
- Betty O'Neal is located in Lander County
- Copper Basin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Basin
- Copper Basin is located in Lander County
- Dean ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Galena ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Hilltop ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Jenkins ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins is located in Lander County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jenkins
- From Battle Mountain to Jenkins
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Piute ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Telluride ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Battle Mountain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Battle Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Battle Mountain and extending to:
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Battle Mountain to Carson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,102 miles [3,382.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 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 7,890 miles [12,697.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Battle Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nevada: https://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> | 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- Battle Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battle Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6423, Longitude: -116.9347 |
| <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 Battle Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.765 degrees. |