Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barber, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barber and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barber
- 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 Barber:
- 36.122659, -76.592444
- 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 Barber
- 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 Chowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chowan County
- Since Barber is near Perquimans County and also Bertie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perquimans County
- eBird sighting report for Bertie 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 Barber ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Barber.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Barber.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers 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 Alabama community of Barber [Chambers County].
- Houston County
- This Barber is located in Houston County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barber that is located in Chowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Barber.
- Arkansas
- Logan County
- This Barber is located in Logan County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the west of the Barber that is located in Chowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Barber.
- Scott 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 Arkansas community of Barber [Scott County].
- White County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Barber [White County].
- California
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Barber 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 Kansas community of Barber [Barber County].
- Crawford County
- This Barber is located in Crawford County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barber that is located in Chowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Barber.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barber ...
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.
- Goose Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
- Goose Pond is located in Bertie County
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Chowan County
- Gregory Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Crossroads
- Gregory Crossroads is located in Bertie County
- Holiday Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Island
- Holiday Island is located in Perquimans County
- Marys Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marys Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Beach
- Marys Beach is located in Bertie County
- Mount Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Mount Rose is located in Chowan County
- Nixons Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixons Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Beach
- Nixons Beach is located in Chowan County
- Perrytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Rockyhock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Snug Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
How Far From Barber 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 community such as Barber to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barber and extending to:
- Edenton, which is the Seat of Chowan County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Barber to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barber. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chowan County: www.chowancounty-nc.gov/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barber) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1227, Longitude: -76.5924 In this case, the coordinates for Barber have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Barber 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> | 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 Barber, 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 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 Barber 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 307.782 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.893 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.568 degrees. |