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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 Barnesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnesville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Barnesville:
    • 40.479148, -104.479677
    • 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 Barnesville
  • 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 Weld County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
    • Since Barnesville is near Morgan County and also Larimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer 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 Barnesville

Communities Also Named Barnesville ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Barnesville.

Within Colorado, the name Barnesville is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion County
      • This Barnesville is located in Marion County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Barnesville.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Barnesville is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km] to the east southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Barnesville.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Barnesville is located in New Haven County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Barnesville.
    • Georgia
      • Lamar County
      • This Barnesville is located in Lamar County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Barnesville.
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Barnesville [Pike County].
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • This Barnesville is located in Bourbon County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Barnesville.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Barnesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the east of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Barnesville.
    • Minnesota
      • Clay County
      • This Barnesville is located in Clay County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Barnesville.
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Barnesville is located in DeSoto County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Barnesville.
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Barnesville is located in Clinton County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the east of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Barnesville.
      • Macon County
      • This Barnesville is located in Macon County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Barnesville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Barnesville lies 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • This Barnesville is located in Robeson County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the east of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Barnesville.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Barnesville is located in Belmont County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the east of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Barnesville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Barnesville is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<1> to the east of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Barnesville.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Barnesville is located in Lawrence County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Barnesville.
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Barnesville [Charlotte County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnesville ...

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.

  • Cornish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornish is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Farmers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Farmers is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
  • Garden City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Gates
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gates is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mason Corner is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Corner
  • Mumper Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mumper Corner is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumper Corner
  • Rosedale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Spanish Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Spanish Village is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
  • Tuber
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tuber is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuber

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

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

  • Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barnesville to Greeley, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,578 miles [12,195.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,510 miles [8,867.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Barnesville 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Barnesville 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 Barnesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4791, Longitude: -104.4797       In this case, the coordinates for Barnesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.215 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.753 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.607 degrees.