Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Barro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barro and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Barro

• 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 Barro:
  • 38.526019, -122.492758
  • 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 Barro

• 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 Napa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
  • Since Barro is near Sonoma County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Barro

Communities Also Named Barro ...

We found one communities that are also named Barro.

Within California, the name Barro is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Barro in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Tooele County
    • This Barro is located in Tooele County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barro that is located in Napa County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Barro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barro ...

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.

• Beltaine ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Beltaine is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltaine
• Deer Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deer Park is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <2>
• Larkmead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Larkmead is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
• Lawndale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawndale is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
• Pope Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope Valley is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pope Valley <2>
• Sanitarium
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sanitarium is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanitarium
• Wildwood ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Woodleaf
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
• Zinfandel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Zinfandel is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinfandel

How Far From Barro 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 Barro to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barro to Napa, with an average speed<3> 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,134 miles [13,090.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'