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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 Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barkers Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Barkers Ferry

Communities Also Named Barkers Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named Barkers Ferry.

Within Maryland, the name Barkers Ferry is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located 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].

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)
    • Bruceville is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Cedar Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Choptank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Choptank is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
  • Clearview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearview is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Cooks Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
  • Crabapple Court
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
  • High Banks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • High Banks is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
  • Holly Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Idlewild
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Idlewild is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Ivytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivytown is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivytown
  • Jonestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jonestown is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Lloyd Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lloyd Landing is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Landing
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Londonderry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Londonderry is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
    • Mulberry Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
    • Peachblossom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
    • Poplar Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Providence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Providence is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Providence Landing is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Landing
    • Rice Land
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rice Land is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
    • Swan Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
    • Third Haven Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
    • Walkertown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
    • Windyhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Windyhill is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyhill
    • Wings Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing

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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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>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 Ferry 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.29 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.733 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.344 degrees.