Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barnesburg:
  • 37.147857, -84.532719
  • 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 Barnesburg

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Barnesburg is near Rockcastle County and also Casey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Casey 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 Barnesburg

Communities Also Named Barnesburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Barnesburg.

Within Kentucky, the name Barnesburg is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Barnesburg in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Hamilton County
    • This Barnesburg is located in Hamilton County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the north of the Barnesburg that is located in Pulaski County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Barnesburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnesburg ...

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.

• Bobtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bobtown is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Coin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Coin is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
• Drum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Drum is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
• Mark
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mark is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
• Piney Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Science Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <2>
• Shopville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shopville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
• Stab
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stab is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
• Sugar Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Valley Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak

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

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

• Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Barnesburg to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'