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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 Barnesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnesville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Barnesville:
    • 34.408777, -79.046699
    • 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 Barnesville
  • 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 Barnesville ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Barnesville.

Within North Carolina, the name Barnesville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion County
      • This Barnesville is located in Marion County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the west of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Barnesville.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Barnesville is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the west southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Barnesville.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Barnesville is located in Weld County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Barnesville.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Barnesville is located in New Haven County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Barnesville.
    • Georgia
      • Lamar County
      • This Barnesville is located in Lamar County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Barnesville.
      • Pike 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 Georgia community of Barnesville [Pike County].
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • This Barnesville is located in Bourbon County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Barnesville.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Barnesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Barnesville.
    • Minnesota
      • Clay County
      • This Barnesville is located in Clay County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Barnesville.
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Barnesville is located in DeSoto County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Barnesville.
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Barnesville is located in Clinton County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Barnesville.
      • Macon County
      • This Barnesville is located in Macon County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the west northwest of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Barnesville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Barnesville lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Barnesville is located in Belmont County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Barnesville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Barnesville is located in Schuylkill County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Barnesville.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Barnesville is located in Lawrence County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west of the Barnesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Barnesville.
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte 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 Virginia community of Barnesville [Charlotte County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnesville ...

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.

  • Boardman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Boardman is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Cedar Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
  • Evergreen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
  • Fair Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Five Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Robeson County
  • High Hill Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
    • High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Kingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdale
    • Kingdale is located in Robeson County
  • Lake View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Long Branch is located in Robeson County
  • May Hilltop
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
    • May Hilltop is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Piney Forest Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Forest Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Forest Crossroads
    • Piney Forest Crossroads is located in Columbus County
  • Pope Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossing
    • Pope Crossing is located in Robeson County

How Far From Barnesville 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 community such as Barnesville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barnesville and extending to:

  • Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Barnesville to Lumberton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 329 miles [529.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Barnesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barnesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4088, Longitude: -79.0467       In this case, the coordinates for Barnesville 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Barnesville 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>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Barnesville 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 309.202 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.265 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.066 degrees.