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Communities Also Named Barrett ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Barrett.

Within British Columbia, the name Barrett is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 21 communities, one is located in Canada and the other twenty communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Houston County
      • This Barrett is located in Houston County and lies 2,579 miles [4,150.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Barrett.
    • California
      • Mariposa County
      • This Barrett is located in Mariposa County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mariposa County community of Barrett.
      • San Diego County
      • This Barrett is located in San Diego County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Barrett.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Barrett is located in Hall County and lies 2,476 miles [3,984.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Barrett.
    • Indiana
      • Posey County
      • This Barrett is located in Posey County and lies 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Barrett.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Barrett [Cherokee County].
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Barrett [Marshall County].
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Barrett is located in Rapides Parish and lies 2,312 miles [3,720.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Barrett.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Barrett is located in Carroll County and lies 2,500 miles [4,023.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Barrett.
    • Minnesota
      • Grant County
      • This Barrett is located in Grant County and lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Barrett.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Barrett [Nye County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Barrett is located in Grafton County and lies 2,499 miles [4,021.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Barrett.
    • North Carolina
      • Alleghany County
      • This Barrett is located in Alleghany County and lies 2,478 miles [3,988 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Barrett.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Barrett.
    • Oregon
      • Umatilla County
      • This Barrett is located in Umatilla County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Barrett.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Barrett is located in Clearfield County and lies 2,373 miles [3,819 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Barrett.
    • Texas
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Barrett [Franklin County].
      • Harris County
      • This Barrett is located in Harris County and lies 2,309 miles [3,716 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Barrett.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Barrett is located in Boone County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Barrett.
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Barrett [Grant County].
    • Wyoming
      • Crook County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Crook County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Barrett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrett ...

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.

  • Driftwood Creek
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Creek
  • Forestdale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Knockholt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lucas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Robin Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Creek
  • Rose Lake
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
  • Round Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

How Far From Barrett 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 Barrett to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Barrett to Victoria, with an average speed<5>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 18 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,355 miles [8,618 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

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- Barrett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barrett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.4264, Longitude: -126.7679    
<2>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 Barrett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Barrett 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 . 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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Barrett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 344.759 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 347.187 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 330.145 degrees.




 

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