Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barney
- 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 Barney:
- 46.266349, -96.999529
- 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 Barney
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Barney is near Sargent County and also Ransom County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sargent County
- eBird sighting report for Ransom 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Barney ...
We found seven communities that share the name Barney.
Within North Dakota, the name Barney is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barney ...
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.
- Childs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Christine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Christine is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <5>
- Dwight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Dwight is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Great Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Great Bend is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <5>
- Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Kindred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
- Kindred is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <5>
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Power
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Ransom City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County
How Far From Barney 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 city such as Barney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barney and extending to:
- Wahpeton, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Barney to Wahpeton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2663, Longitude: -96.9995 In this case, the coordinates for Barney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Barney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Barney 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 320.989 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.396 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.399 degrees. |