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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barnard
- 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:
- 40.175299, -94.822884
- 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 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 Nodaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nodaway County
- Since Barnard is near Andrew County and also Gentry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Andrew County
- eBird sighting report for Gentry 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 Barnard ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Barnard.
Within Missouri, the name Barnard is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Lincoln County
- This Barnard is located in Lincoln County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Barnard that is located in Nodaway 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
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Vermont
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.
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Conception
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception
- Conception is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conception <5>
- Conception Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conception Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
- Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Lone Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Corner
- Lone Corner is located in Andrew County
- Maryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Maryville is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,530 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <5>
- Monastery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Pumpkin Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Nodaway County
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 city 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:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Nodaway County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barnard to Maryville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barnard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barnard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barnard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1753, Longitude: -94.8229 In this case, the coordinates for Barnard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.258 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.632 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.572 degrees. |