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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 Barney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barney 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 Barney:
- 41.166601, -94.003881
- 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 Barney
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Barney is near Union County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Barney
Communities Also Named Barney ...
We found seven communities that are also named Barney.
Within Iowa, the name Barney is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Barney is located in Walker County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barney that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Barney.
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Barney is located in Faulkner County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Barney that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Barney.
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This Barney is located in Brooks County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barney that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Barney.
- Missouri
- Dent County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Dent County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Barney.
- Nebraska
- Otoe County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Otoe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otoe County community of Barney.
- New Mexico
- Union County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Barney.
- North Dakota
- Richland County
- This Barney is located in Richland County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Barney that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Barney.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barney ...
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.
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Groveland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hopeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Macksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Old Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
- Tileville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tileville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
- Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Barney 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 Barney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barney and extending to:
- Winterset, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Barney to Winterset, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Barney) 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 Barney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Barney 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 Barney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1666, Longitude: -94.0039 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.736 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.949 degrees. |
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