Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barstow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barstow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barstow
- 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 Barstow:
- 38.525664, -76.616204
- 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 Barstow
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Barstow is near Charles County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charles County
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Barstow ...
We found seven communities that share the name Barstow.
Within Maryland, the name Barstow is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- This Barstow is located in Fresno County and lies 2,350 miles [3,782 km]<1> to the west of the Barstow that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Barstow.
- San Bernardino County
- This Barstow is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,232 miles [3,592.1 km] to the west of the Barstow that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Barstow.
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Ontario
- Texas
- Washington
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barstow ...
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.
- Cedar Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Cedar Beach is located in Calvert County
- Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- 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 Calvert County
- Central Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County
- Cypress Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Knolls
- Cypress Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Fiddlers Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
- Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
- Follywoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Follywoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
- Follywoods is located in Calvert County
- Fox Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Meadow Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Potts Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
- Potts Point is located in Calvert County
- Prince Frederick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Frederick
- Prince Frederick is located in Calvert County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince Frederick <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prince Frederick
- From Barstow to Prince Frederick
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- Queensberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
- Queensberry is located in Calvert County
- Quiet Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
- Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Ravenshead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenshead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
- Ravenshead is located in Calvert County
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Turkey Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Valley Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Valley Lee is located in Calvert County
- Wild Goose Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Goose Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
- Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County
- Queensberry
How Far From Barstow 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 Barstow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barstow and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Barstow to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barstow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barstow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barstow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5257, Longitude: -76.6162 |
| <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 Barstow 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Barstow 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 307.666 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.128 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.682 degrees. |