Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bracken, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bracken and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bracken
- 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 Bracken:
- 36.108260, -115.190065
- 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 Bracken
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Bracken ...
We found four communities that share the name Bracken.
Within Nevada, the name Bracken is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Missouri
- Saskatchewan
- This Bracken lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bracken that is located in Clark County.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bracken ...
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.
- Bard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Bonanza
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Boulder Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Boulder Junction is located in Clark County
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clark County
- Hillegas ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mountain's Edge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain's Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain's Edge
- Mountain's Edge is located in Clark County
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Clark County
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Clark County
- Vegas Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vegas Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas Heights
- Vegas Heights is located in Clark County
- Winterwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood
- Winterwood is located in Clark County
How Far From Bracken 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 Bracken 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<3> community of Bracken once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bracken and extending to:
- Las Vegas, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bracken to Carson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,083 miles [3,352.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 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 8,134 miles [13,090.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bracken) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bracken. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1083, Longitude: -115.1901 In this case, the coordinates for Bracken have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Bracken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bracken 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 334.024 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.608 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.875 degrees. |