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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 Barnard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnard 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 Barnard:
- 45.251117, -85.301182
- 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
- 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 Charlevoix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlevoix County
- Since Barnard is near Antrim County and also Emmet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Antrim County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emmet 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
Communities Also Named Barnard ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Barnard.
Within Michigan, the name Barnard is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Chatham 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 Barnard [Chatham County].
- Illinois
- Adams 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 Illinois community of Barnard [Adams County].
- Indiana
- Putnam County
- This Barnard is located in Putnam County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Barnard that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Barnard.
- Kansas
- Lincoln County
- This Barnard is located in Lincoln County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Barnard that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Barnard.
- Sumner 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 Kansas community of Barnard [Sumner County].
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This Barnard is located in Piscataquis County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<2> to the east of the Barnard that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Barnard.
- Missouri
- Nodaway County
- This Barnard is located in Nodaway County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Barnard that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Barnard.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Barnard is located in Atlantic County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Barnard that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Barnard.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Barnard is located in Monroe County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Barnard that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Barnard.
- North Carolina
- Madison County
- This Barnard is located in Madison County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Barnard that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Barnard.
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Meigs County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Barnard.
- South Dakota
- Brown County
- This Barnard is located in Brown County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the west of the Barnard that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Barnard.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Barnard is located in Windsor County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<2> to the east of the Barnard that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Barnard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnard ...
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.
- Advance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Boulder Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boulder Park is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
- Central Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
- Goo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- Graves Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Crossing
- Harbor Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Point is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
- Harbor Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Snowflake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Torch Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Wildwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Barnard 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barnard and extending to:
- Charlevoix, which is the Seat of Charlevoix County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Barnard to Lansing, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 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 Barnard 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barnard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Barnard 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 Barnard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2511, Longitude: -85.3012 In this case, the coordinates for Barnard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.778 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.942 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.288 degrees. |
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