Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barney
- 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 Barney:
- 33.716218, -87.158612
- 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 Barney
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Barney is near Jefferson County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Barney ...
We found seven communities that share the name Barney.
Within Alabama, the name Barney is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barney ...
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.
- America
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- America is located in Walker County
- Bryan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Dovertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Gobblers Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gobblers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
- Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
- Goodsprings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodsprings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- High Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
- High Level is located in Walker County
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lynns Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynns Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
- Lynns Park is located in Walker County
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Walker County
- Pumpkin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Walker County
- Red Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Reeds Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Rocky Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow
- Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Short Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Camp
- Short Camp is located in Walker County
- Standard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry
How Far From Barney 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 Barney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barney and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barney to Jasper, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7162, Longitude: -87.1586 In this case, the coordinates for Barney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Barney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Barney 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 313.904 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.578 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.398 degrees. |