Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barker
- 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 Barker:
- 39.579554, -80.660297
- 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 Barker
- 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
- Since Barker is near Tyler County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Barker ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Barker.
Within West Virginia, the name Barker is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Carlton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Barker [Carlton County].
- Traverse County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Barker [Traverse County].
- Montana
- Broadwater County
- This Barker is located in Broadwater County and lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Barker that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Barker.
- Judith Basin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Barker [Judith Basin County].
- Lake County
- This community is historic and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Barker.
- New York
- Broome County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Barker [Broome County].
- Niagara County
- This Barker is located in Niagara County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Barker that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Barker.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barker ...
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.
- Archer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Big Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Carbide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fallen Timber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Four Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Halls Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Halls Mills is located in Wetzel County
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Porters Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Falls
- Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County
- Reader
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sincerity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Wheat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingstown
How Far From Barker 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 Barker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barker and extending to:
- New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barker to New Martinsville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Barker could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5796, Longitude: -80.6603 |
| <3> | 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 Barker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Barker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.033 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.98 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.028 degrees. |