Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Barnard Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnard Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Barnard Corner

• 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 Barnard Corner:
  • 45.307274, -69.123098
  • 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 Barnard Corner

• 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 Piscataquis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
  • Since Barnard Corner is near Penobscot County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Barnard Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnard Corner ...

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.

• Derby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Derby is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Elliottsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliottsville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
• Hardy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hardy is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Howard Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
• Knights Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Knights Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
• Lake View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake View is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lake View Plantation
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
• Packard Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Landing
• Packards
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Packards is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packards
• Parson Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing
• Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Prairie is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Starbirds
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Starbirds is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbirds

How Far From Barnard Corner 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 Barnard Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barnard Corner and extending to:

• Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barnard Corner to Dover - Foxcroft, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,903 miles [6,281.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'