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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 Barton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barton 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 Barton:
    • 41.033881, -102.174351
    • 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 Barton
  • 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 Barton ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Barton.

Within Nebraska, the name Barton is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This Barton is located in Colbert County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Barton.
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Barton is located in Phillips County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Barton.
    • California
      • Amador County
      • This Barton is located in Amador County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the west of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Barton.
      • Fresno 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 California community of Barton [Fresno County].
    • Colorado
      • Prowers 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 Colorado community of Barton [Prowers County].
    • Idaho
      • Washington County
      • This Barton is located in Washington County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Barton.
    • Kansas
      • Labette 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 Barton [Labette County].
      • Lincoln County
      • This Barton is located in Lincoln County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Barton.
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • This Barton is located in Ascension Parish and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Barton.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Barton is located in Allegany County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the east of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Barton.
    • Michigan
      • Washtenaw 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 Michigan community of Barton [Washtenaw County].
    • Mississippi
      • George County
      • This Barton is located in George County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Barton.
      • Marshall County
      • This Barton is located in Marshall County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the east southeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Barton.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Barton lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
    • New Mexico
      • Bernalillo 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 New Mexico community of Barton [Bernalillo County].
    • New York
      • Tioga County
      • This Barton is located in Tioga County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the east of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Barton.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Barton lies 2,382 miles [3,833.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
    • North Dakota
      • Pierce County
      • This Barton is located in Pierce County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the north of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Barton.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Barton lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Barton is located in Belmont County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the east of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Barton.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Barton is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Barton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Barton is located in Indiana County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the east of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Barton.
    • South Carolina
      • Allendale County
      • This Barton is located in Allendale County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Barton.
    • Texas
      • Robertson County
      • This Barton is located in Robertson County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Barton.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Barton is located in Weber County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Barton.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • This Barton is located in Orleans County and lies 1,530 miles [2,462.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Barton.
    • West Virginia
      • Clay 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 Barton [Clay County].
      • Webster 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 West Virginia community of Barton [Webster County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Washington County
      • This Barton is located in Washington County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barton that is located in Deuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Barton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barton ...

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.

  • Big Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grant
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
  • Julesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lodgepole
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Martin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Keith County
  • Red Lion
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Red Lion is located in Logan County (CO)

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

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

  • Chappell, which is the Seat of Deuel County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barton to Chappell, 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.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Deuel County: www.co.deuel.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Barton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0339, Longitude: -102.1744       In this case, the coordinates for Barton 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Barton 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 Barton, 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>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.
<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 Barton 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 324.553 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.875 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.276 degrees.









 

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