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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 Barnesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnesville 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 Barnesville:
    • 39.220747, -77.377721
    • 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 Barnesville
  • 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 Barnesville ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Barnesville.

Within Maryland, the name Barnesville is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion County
      • This Barnesville is located in Marion County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Barnesville.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Barnesville is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Barnesville.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Barnesville is located in Weld County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Barnesville.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Barnesville is located in New Haven County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Barnesville.
    • Georgia
      • Lamar County
      • This Barnesville is located in Lamar County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Barnesville.
      • Pike 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 Barnesville [Pike County].
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • This Barnesville is located in Bourbon County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the west of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Barnesville.
    • Minnesota
      • Clay County
      • This Barnesville is located in Clay County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Barnesville.
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Barnesville is located in DeSoto County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Barnesville.
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Barnesville is located in Clinton County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the west of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Barnesville.
      • Macon County
      • This Barnesville is located in Macon County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the west of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Barnesville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Barnesville lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • This Barnesville is located in Robeson County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Barnesville.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Barnesville is located in Belmont County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Barnesville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Barnesville is located in Schuylkill County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Barnesville.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Barnesville is located in Lawrence County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Barnesville.
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte 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 Virginia community of Barnesville [Charlotte County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnesville ...

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.

  • Big Woods Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Woods Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Acres
    • Big Woods Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Burnt Hickory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hickory
    • Burnt Hickory is located in Frederick County
  • Elizabeths Delight
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeths Delight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Delight
    • Elizabeths Delight is located in Montgomery County
  • Furnace Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
    • Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Greenfield Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
    • Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Heritage Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jerusalem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Montgomery County
  • Jonesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Lees Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
    • Lees Corner is located in Montgomery County
  • Miles Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
    • Miles Corner is located in Montgomery County
  • Natural Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Woods
    • Natural Woods is located in Montgomery County
  • Park Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rangers Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangers Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangers Woods
    • Rangers Woods is located in Frederick County
  • Stronghold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
    • Stronghold is located in Frederick County

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

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barnesville to Rockville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barnesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barnesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2207, Longitude: -77.3777    
<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 Barnesville 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Barnesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.071 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.695 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.734 degrees.




 

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