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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 Barksdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barksdale 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 Barksdale:
    • 39.669000, -75.814660
    • 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 Barksdale
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Barksdale is near New Castle County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Barksdale

Communities Also Named Barksdale ...

We found nine communities that are also named Barksdale.

Within Maryland, the name Barksdale is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Barksdale [Washington County].
    • Mississippi
      • Quitman County
      • This Barksdale is located in Quitman County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Barksdale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quitman County community of Barksdale.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Barksdale is located in Greenville County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Barksdale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Barksdale.
      • Laurens County
      • This Barksdale is located in Laurens County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the southwest of the Barksdale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Barksdale.
    • Texas
      • Edwards County
      • This Barksdale is located in Edwards County and lies 1,530 miles [2,462.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Barksdale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Barksdale.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This Barksdale is located in Halifax County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Barksdale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Barksdale.
      • Prince William County
      • This Barksdale is located in Prince William County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the southwest of the Barksdale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Barksdale.
    • West Virginia
      • Summers County
      • This Barksdale is located in Summers County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Barksdale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Barksdale.
    • Wisconsin
      • Bayfield County
      • This Barksdale is located in Bayfield County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Barksdale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Barksdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barksdale ...

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.

  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Boomdecker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
  • Boot Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Boot Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cherry Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
  • Childs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Childs is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • College Park is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Cottage Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
  • Covered Bridge Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Covered Bridge Farms is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Farms
  • Elk Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Everbreeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Everbreeze is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze
  • Foxfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Foxfield is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Glen Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Glen Farms is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Farms
    • Grand Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Grand Meadows is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadows
    • Greenridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Greenridge is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
    • Highpoint
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Highpoint is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • Hillcrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hunting Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hunting Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
    • Iron Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Meadowview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Meadowview is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Mechanicsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mechanicsville is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Providence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Summit View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit View is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
    • Top of the Wedge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Top of the Wedge is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Wedge

How Far From Barksdale to ...

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

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Barksdale to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,395 miles [7,073.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Barksdale 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Barksdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Barksdale 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 Barksdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6690, Longitude: -75.8147       In this case, the coordinates for Barksdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.112 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.676 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.89 degrees.