Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barton
- 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 Barton:
- 38.518710, -81.170113
- 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 Barton
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Barton is near Roane County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Barton ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Barton.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Barton.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Amador County
- This Barton is located in Amador County and lies 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Barton that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Barton.
- Fresno 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 California community of Barton [Fresno County].
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Labette 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 Kansas community of Barton [Labette County].
- Lincoln County
- This Barton is located in Lincoln County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the west of the Barton that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Barton.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- George County
- This Barton is located in George County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Barton that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Barton.
- Marshall County
- This Barton is located in Marshall County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the west southwest of the Barton that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Barton.
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Barton lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Barton that is located in Clay County.
- New Mexico
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Barton lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Barton that is located in Clay County.
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Barton lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Barton that is located in Clay County.
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barton ...
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.
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
- Clay Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Junction
- Clay Junction is located in Clay County
- Dink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Ivydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Kidtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Little Italy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in Clay County
- Morocco ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Pigeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Queen Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Shoals
- Queen Shoals is located in Clay County
- Spread
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Two Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Whetstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Barton 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 Barton 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 Barton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Barton and extending to:
- Clay, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Barton to Charleston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Barton 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5187, Longitude: -81.1701 In this case, the coordinates for Barton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Barton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Barton 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 310.377 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.214 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.609 degrees. |