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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 Barrelville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrelville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Barrelville:
- 39.701902, -78.843165
- 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 Barrelville
- 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Barrelville is near Somerset County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Barrelville
Communities Also Named Barrelville ...
We found one communities that are also named Barrelville.
Within Maryland, the name Barrelville is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Barrelville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Barrelville is located in Charleston County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the south of the Barrelville that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Barrelville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrelville ...
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.
- Georges Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Georges Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Lap
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lap
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lucas Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Heights is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Heights
- Mount Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Savage Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Narrows Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows Park is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Park
- Pleasant Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Union is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Union
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Sixmile House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sixmile House is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
- Slabtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Barrelville 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 community such as Barrelville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barrelville and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Barrelville to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barrelville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Barrelville 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 Barrelville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7019, Longitude: -78.8432 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.921 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.184 degrees. |
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