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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 Barkers Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barkers Mill 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 Barkers Mill:
- 36.668102, -87.347785
- 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 Barkers Mill
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Barkers Mill is near Montgomery County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Todd 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 Barkers Mill
Communities Also Named Barkers Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Barkers Mill.
Within Kentucky, the name Barkers Mill is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Barkers Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Barkers Mill is located in Hanover County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the east of the Barkers Mill that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Barkers Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barkers Mill ...
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.
- Birchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Birchwood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Cedarbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Endsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Endsville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endsville
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Kennedy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Meadow Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadow Lane is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peachers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Ranch Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ranch Hill is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Hill
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Barkers Mill 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 Barkers Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barkers Mill and extending to:
- Hopkinsville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barkers Mill to Hopkinsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barkers Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Barkers Mill 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 Barkers Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6681, Longitude: -87.3478 In this case, the coordinates for Barkers Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.168 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.292 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.814 degrees. |
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