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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 Barium Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barium Springs 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 Barium Springs:
- 35.719278, -80.897797
- 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 Barium Springs
- 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
- Since Barium Springs is near Catawba County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Barium Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barium Springs ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Glenn Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn Echo is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Echo
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Kyles Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
- Long Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Ourdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ourdell is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourdell
- Shepherds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troutman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Stream is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
How Far From Barium Springs 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 Barium Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barium Springs and extending to:
- Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Barium Springs to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barium Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Barium Springs 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 Barium Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7193, Longitude: -80.8978 In this case, the coordinates for Barium Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.253 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.661 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.378 degrees. |
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