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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barnesville
- 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:
- 46.652381, -96.413025
- 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
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Barnesville is near Wilkin County and also Otter Tail County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilkin County
- eBird sighting report for Otter Tail 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 Barnesville ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Barnesville.
Within Minnesota, the name Barnesville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, 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 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km] to the south southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the east of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the south of the Barnesville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Barnesville.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Barnesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Barnesville.
- Mississippi
- DeSoto County
- This Barnesville is located in DeSoto County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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 504 miles [811.1 km] to the south southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Barnesville.
- New Brunswick
- This Barnesville lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<1> to the east of the Barnesville that is located in Clay County.
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- This Barnesville is located in Robeson County and lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Clay 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].
- Alabama
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.
- Christine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Christine is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <4>
- Clear View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Clear View is located in Otter Tail County
- Comstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Downer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Wilkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Lawndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Norwegian Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwegian Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
- Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
- Oxbow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Pelican Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Rapids
- Pelican Rapids is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican Rapids <4>
- Wild Rice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
How Far From Barnesville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city 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:
- Moorhead, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barnesville to Moorhead, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Barnesville: www.barnesvillemn.com/
The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 drawn 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: 46.6524, Longitude: -96.4130 |
| <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 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> | 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 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 320.563 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.96 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.969 degrees. |