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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 Bonnie Briar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonnie Briar 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 Bonnie Briar:
- 40.688837, -117.863261
- 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 Bonnie Briar
- 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 Pershing County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pershing County
- Since Bonnie Briar is near Humboldt County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Bonnie Briar
Communities Also Named Bonnie Briar ...
We found one communities that are also named Bonnie Briar.
There is one other community in Nevada that is also named Bonnie Briar.
Beyond Nevada.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Bonnie Briar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonnie Briar ...
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.
- Central ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cherry Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Gold Run ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Run is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Run
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Krum ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raspberry Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raspberry Creek is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry Creek
- Rose Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Creek is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Star City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tungsten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winnemucca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Bonnie Briar 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 Bonnie Briar 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 Bonnie Briar once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bonnie Briar and extending to:
- Lovelock, which is the Seat of Pershing County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bonnie Briar to Lovelock, with an average speed<4> 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 most of two days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 145 miles [233.4 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km] to the east (E). 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 7,138 miles [11,487.5 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 7,907 miles [12,725.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bonnie Briar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Bonnie Briar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bonnie Briar 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 Bonnie Briar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6888, Longitude: -117.8633 In this case, the coordinates for Bonnie Briar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.144 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.326 degrees. |
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