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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 Barnhart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnhart 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 Barnhart:
- 38.344221, -90.393453
- 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 Barnhart
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Barnhart is near Monroe County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Barnhart
Communities Also Named Barnhart ...
We found four communities that are also named Barnhart.
Within Missouri, the name Barnhart is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Barnhart is located in Hillsborough County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barnhart that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Barnhart.
- Ontario
- This Barnhart lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Barnhart that is located in Jefferson County.
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- This Barnhart is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barnhart that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Barnhart.
- Texas
- Irion County
- This Barnhart is located in Irion County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Barnhart that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Irion County community of Barnhart.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnhart ...
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.
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bushburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bushburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushburg
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Goldman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herculaneum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Imperial
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ludwig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ludwig is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Point is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Spring Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Barnhart 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 community such as Barnhart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barnhart and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barnhart to Hillsboro, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Barnhart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Barnhart 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 Barnhart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3442, Longitude: -90.3935 In this case, the coordinates for Barnhart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.189 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.805 degrees. |
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