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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 Barrett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrett 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 Barrett:
- 37.639933, -120.285745
- 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 Barrett
- 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 Mariposa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
- Since Barrett is near Merced County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merced County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus 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 Barrett
Communities Also Named Barrett ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Barrett.
There is one other community in California that is also named Barrett.
Beyond California, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- San Diego County
- This Barrett is located in San Diego County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Barrett.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Houston County
- This Barrett is located in Houston County and lies 2,023 miles [3,255.7 km]<1> to the east of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Barrett.
- British Columbia
- This Barrett lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Barrett is located in Hall County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the east of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the east of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<1> to the east of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 2,318 miles [3,730.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 1,372 miles [2,208 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 2,530 miles [4,071.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 2,151 miles [3,461.7 km]<1> to the east of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the north of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 2,228 miles [3,585.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barrett that is located in Mariposa County.
- 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 county.
- 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.
- Bear Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Big Oak Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Granite Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granite Springs is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Groveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Moccasin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Priest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Priest is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest
- Second Garrotte ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Second Garrotte is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Garrotte
- Split Rock Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
How Far From Barrett 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 Barrett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barrett and extending to:
- Mariposa, which is the Seat of Mariposa County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barrett to Mariposa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,324 miles [3,740.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,382 miles [11,880.2 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 8,150 miles [13,116.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barrett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6399, Longitude: -120.2857 In this case, the coordinates for Barrett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.396 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.973 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.862 degrees. |
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