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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 Barrytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrytown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Barrytown:
- 31.837376, -88.252793
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Barrytown
- 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Since Barrytown is near Clarke County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Barrytown
Communities Also Named Barrytown ...
We found one communities that are also named Barrytown.
Within Alabama, the name Barrytown is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Barrytown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Barrytown is located in Dutchess County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Barrytown that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Barrytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrytown ...
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.
- Coffeeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Ferry
- Coffeeville Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Landing
- Flatwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flatwood is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Gilbertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lou is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lou
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rescueville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Sellers Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sellers Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Landing
- Silver Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Cross is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
How Far From Barrytown 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 Barrytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barrytown and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Barrytown to Butler, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 796 miles [1,281 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,276 miles [8,490.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Barrytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Barrytown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barrytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8374, Longitude: -88.2528 In this case, the coordinates for Barrytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.422 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.921 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.204 degrees. |
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