Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Barre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Barre and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Barre

• 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 South Barre:
  • 44.177006, -72.505660
  • 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 South Barre

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since South Barre is near Orange County and also Caledonia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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 South Barre ...

We found two communities that share the name South Barre.

Within Vermont, the name South Barre is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Worcester County
    • This South Barre is located in Worcester County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south of the South Barre that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of South Barre.
  • New York
    • Orleans County
    • This South Barre is located in Orleans County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Barre that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of South Barre.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Barre ...

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.

• Adamant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamant
  • Adamant is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamant <2>
• Edgewater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Edgewater is located in Washington County
• Foxville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
  • Foxville is located in Orange County
• Graniteville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Graniteville is located in Washington County
• Kennedy Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corners
  • Kennedy Corners is located in Orange County
• Kents Corners
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Corners
  • Kents Corners is located in Washington County
• Maple Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
  • Maple Corner is located in Washington County
• Middlesex
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
  • Middlesex is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesex <2>
• Orange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
• Shady Rill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rill
  • Shady Rill is located in Washington County
• Upper Graniteville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville
  • Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County
• Waits River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits River
  • Waits River is located in Orange County

How Far From South Barre to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Barre to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Barre and extending to:

• Montpelier, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from South Barre to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,086 miles [6,575.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Barre. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/