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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 Barker Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barker Heights 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 Barker Heights:
- 35.311228, -82.444008
- 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 Barker Heights
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Barker Heights is near Polk County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Barker Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barker Heights ...
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.
- Bent Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Butt Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butt Mountain is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Mountain
- Crooked Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Echo Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
- English Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- English Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock Forest is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Forest
- Glenn Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hillandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillandale is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Hunter Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingswood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Laurel Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Overlook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Pebble Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Plantation Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
- Quail Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Rosebud
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosebud is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sky Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Stone Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
- Terrace Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
- Timbercreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tranquility is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tree Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
- U-No
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Upward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Valley Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Willow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Woodland Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodland Trace is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
How Far From Barker Heights 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 Barker Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barker Heights and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Barker Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barker Heights) 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 Barker Heights 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 Barker Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3112, Longitude: -82.4440 In this case, the coordinates for Barker Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.155 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.636 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.112 degrees. |
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