Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beatty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beatty and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beatty
- 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 Beatty:
- 36.908425, -116.759339
- 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 Beatty
- 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 Beatty is near Inyo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Inyo 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 Beatty ...
We found seven communities that share the name Beatty.
Within Nevada, the name Beatty is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beatty ...
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.
- Bullfrog ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Chloride City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloride City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
- Chloride City is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Fluorine ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Gold Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Gold Center ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Center
- Gold Center is located in Nye County
- Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Nye County
- Original ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Roses Well ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Well have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Well
- Roses Well is located in Nye County
How Far From Beatty 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 Beatty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beatty and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Beatty to Tonopah, 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.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,151 miles [3,461.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 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 8,122 miles [13,071.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Beatty: www.beattynv.info/
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beatty) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beatty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9084, Longitude: -116.7593 |
| <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 Beatty 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 335.399 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.321 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.771 degrees. |