Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heinz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heinz and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heinz
- 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 Heinz:
- 39.661575, -119.994366
- 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 Heinz
- 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 Washoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washoe County
- Since Heinz is near Sierra County and also Lassen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- eBird sighting report for Lassen 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 Heinz ...
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.
- Border Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
- Border Town is located in Washoe County
- Chats ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Cold Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Washoe County
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Washoe County
- Crystal Peak ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak
- Crystal Peak is located in Washoe County
- Golden Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Lemmon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
- Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mogul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Mogul is located in Washoe County
- Panther Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
How Far From Heinz 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 Heinz 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<2> community of Heinz once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Heinz and extending to:
- Reno, which is the Seat of Washoe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heinz to Reno, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 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 8,014 miles [12,897.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: 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> | 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 Heinz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Heinz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heinz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6616, Longitude: -119.9944 In this case, the coordinates for Heinz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Heinz 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 338.367 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.052 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.658 degrees. |