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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 Barrington Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrington Hills 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 Barrington Hills:
- 35.935698, -79.099734
- 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 Barrington Hills
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Barrington Hills is near Durham County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Barrington Hills
Communities Also Named Barrington Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Barrington Hills.
Within North Carolina, the name Barrington Hills is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Barrington Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Barrington Hills is located in Cook County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Barrington Hills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Barrington Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrington Hills ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Davie Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Fox Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- High Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Park
- Ironwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ironwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwoods
- Lake Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Manor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Pine Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Knob is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Robins Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robins Wood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Wood
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stoney Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoney Brook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Wildwood Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Barrington Hills 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 Barrington Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barrington Hills and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Barrington Hills to Hillsborough, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barrington Hills) 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 Barrington Hills 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 Barrington Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9357, Longitude: -79.0997 In this case, the coordinates for Barrington Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.212 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.50 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.602 degrees. |
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