Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bettie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bettie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bettie
- 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 Bettie:
- 32.808682, -94.960768
- 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 Bettie
- 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Since Bettie is near Camp County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camp County
- eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Bettie ...
We found two communities that share the name Bettie.
Within Texas, the name Bettie is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bettie ...
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.
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Camp County
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Upshur County
- Hickory Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Camp County
- Indian Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Latch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lone Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Piney Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Rosewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Sand Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Stamps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Union Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Upshur County
How Far From Bettie 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 Bettie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bettie and extending to:
- Gilmer, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies just to the South.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bettie to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,643 miles [12,300.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bettie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bettie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bettie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8087, Longitude: -94.9608 |
| <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 Bettie 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 318.73 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.07 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.842 degrees. |