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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 Barbara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barbara 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 Barbara:
- 36.091746, -94.161871
- 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 Barbara
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Barbara is near Benton County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Barbara
Communities Also Named Barbara ...
We found one communities that are also named Barbara.
Within Arkansas, the name Barbara is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Barbara in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Perry County
- This Barbara is located in Perry County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barbara that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Barbara.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barbara ...
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.
- Beau-O-Rama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beau-O-Rama is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau-O-Rama
- Black Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Elm Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Gulley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gulley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Silent Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silent Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove
- Starks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Strain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strain is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Barbara 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 Barbara 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<3> community of Barbara once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Barbara and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Barbara to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barbara) 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> | 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 Barbara, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Barbara 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 Barbara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0917, Longitude: -94.1619 In this case, the coordinates for Barbara have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.534 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.265 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.999 degrees. |
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