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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 Barlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barlow 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 Barlow:
- 47.570169, -99.138246
- 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 Barlow
- 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 Foster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Foster County
- Since Barlow is near Eddy County and also Wells County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eddy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wells 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 Barlow
Communities Also Named Barlow ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Barlow.
Within North Dakota, the name Barlow is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Washington County
- This Barlow is located in Washington County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Barlow.
- British Columbia
- This Barlow lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Barlow is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Barlow.
- Idaho
- Jefferson County
- This Barlow is located in Jefferson County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Barlow.
- Kansas
- Norton 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 Barlow [Norton County].
- Kentucky
- Ballard County
- This Barlow is located in Ballard County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ballard County community of Barlow.
- Mississippi
- Copiah County
- This Barlow is located in Copiah County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Barlow.
- Missouri
- Wayne 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 Missouri community of Barlow [Wayne County].
- New Jersey
- Camden 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 New Jersey community of Barlow [Camden County].
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Barlow is located in Washington County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Barlow.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Barlow is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the west of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Barlow.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Barlow is located in Adams County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Barlow.
- Texas
- Cooke 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 Texas community of Barlow [Cooke County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Barlow is located in Davis County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Barlow.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Barlow [Kanawha County].
- Yukon
- This Barlow lies 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Barlow that is located in Foster County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barlow ...
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.
- Divide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Divide is located in Eddy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Flora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flora is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Grace City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hamberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heaton is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Josephine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Josephine is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Munster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Munster is located in Eddy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
How Far From Barlow 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 Barlow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barlow and extending to:
- Carrington, which is the Seat of Foster County, lies just to the South.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Barlow to Bismarck, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barlow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Barlow 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 Barlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Barlow 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 Barlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5702, Longitude: -99.1382 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.577 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.368 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.326 degrees. |
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