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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 Barnesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnesville 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkin County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Barnesville
Communities Also Named Barnesville ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Barnesville.
Within Minnesota, the name Barnesville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of seventeen communities that are located 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].
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)
- Clear View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clear View is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Comstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Comstock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Downer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Downer is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norwegian Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
- Oxbow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oxbow is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Pelican Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wild Rice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
How Far From Barnesville 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Barnesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.563 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.96 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.969 degrees. |
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