Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Camp Barton:
  • 42.154261, -71.895350
  • 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 Camp Barton

• 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since Camp Barton is near Windham County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence 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 Camp Barton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Barton ...

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.

• Bramanville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bramanville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
• Cherry Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
• Dodge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dodge is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Glen Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Glen Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
• Greenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Heard Street
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heard Street is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Street
• Jamesville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Marions Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marions Camp is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marions Camp
• Mystic Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mystic Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Grove
• Pondville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pondville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Texas
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Texas is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Tufts Village ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
• Woodland Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland Park is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Camp Barton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Camp Barton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Camp Barton and extending to:

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Barton to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,547 miles [8,927 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,131 miles [6,648.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'