Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barkers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barkers Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barkers Ferry
- 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 Ferry:
- 38.735671, -75.996327
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Barkers Ferry
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Barkers Ferry is near Talbot County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Barkers Ferry ...
We found two communities that share the name Barkers Ferry.
Within Maryland, the name Barkers Ferry is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- This Barkers Ferry is located in Geneva County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Barkers Ferry that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Barkers Ferry.
- Georgia
- Early County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Barkers Ferry [Early County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barkers Ferry ...
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.
- Bruceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Talbot County
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
- Choptank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Cooks Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
- Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
- Crabapple Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabapple Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
- Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
- High Banks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
- High Banks is located in Talbot County
- Holly Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
- Idlewild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Ivytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lloyd Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Landing
- Lloyd Landing is located in Talbot County
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- Londonderry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Talbot County
- Mulberry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
- Peachblossom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachblossom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
- Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
- Poplar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Talbot County
- Providence Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Landing
- Providence Landing is located in Caroline County
- Rice Land
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Swan Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
- Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
- Third Haven Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Haven Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
- Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
- Walkertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Talbot County
- Windyhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Wings Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing
- Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
- Londonderry
How Far From Barkers Ferry 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 Barkers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barkers Ferry and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barkers Ferry to Denton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barkers Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Caroline County: www.carolinemd.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barkers Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barkers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7357, Longitude: -75.9963 In this case, the coordinates for Barkers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Barkers Ferry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.29 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.733 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.344 degrees. |