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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 Barkerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barkerville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Barkerville:
    • 39.154335, -122.562484
    • 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 Barkerville
  • 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 Barkerville ...

We found four communities that share the name Barkerville.

Within California, the name Barkerville is unique.

Beyond California, 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 ...
    • Arizona
      • Pinal County
      • This Barkerville is located in Pinal County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barkerville that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Barkerville.
    • British Columbia
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Barkerville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Barkerville is located in Berkshire County and lies 2,548 miles [4,100.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barkerville that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Barkerville.
    • South Carolina
      • Hampton County
      • This Barkerville is located in Hampton County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the east of the Barkerville that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Barkerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barkerville ...

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.

  • Clearlake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Devils Elbow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
  • Glenhaven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Leesville is located in Colusa County
  • Lower Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Nice
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pepperwood Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepperwood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood Grove
    • Pepperwood Grove is located in Lake County
  • Rose Place
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
    • Rose Place is located in Lake County
  • Soda Bay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonyford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Wild Bill Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Bill Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Bill Place
    • Wild Bill Place is located in Lake County

How Far From Barkerville 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 Barkerville 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 Barkerville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Barkerville and extending to:

  • Lakeport, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barkerville to Lakeport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,415 miles [3,886.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,094 miles [13,026 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barkerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barkerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1543, Longitude: -122.5625       In this case, the coordinates for Barkerville 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 Barkerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Barkerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.464 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.534 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.252 degrees.




 

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