Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barterville:
  • 38.378964, -84.068817
  • 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 Barterville

• 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 Nicholas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Since Barterville is near Bath County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Barterville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barterville ...

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.

• Barefoot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Barefoot is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
• Claysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Claysville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Currentsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Currentsville is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currentsville
• Cynthiana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cynthiana is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <1>
• Headquarters
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Headquarters is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
• Hill Top
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hill Top is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Hooktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hooktown is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooktown
• Jackstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackstown
• Little Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Manley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manley is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
  • Milltown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Milltown is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Morning Glory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Oddville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oddville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
  • Sprout
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sprout is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprout
  • Upper Blue Licks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Upper Blue Licks is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Blue Licks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barterville and extending to:

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Barterville to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'