Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barber, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barber and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barber
- 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 Barber:
- 40.530661, -74.257923
- 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 Barber
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Barber is near Richmond County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Barber ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Barber.
Within New Jersey, the name Barber is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Barber [Chambers County].
- Houston County
- This Barber is located in Houston County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Barber that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Barber.
- Arkansas
- Logan County
- This Barber is located in Logan County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Barber that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Barber.
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Barber [Scott County].
- White 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 Arkansas community of Barber [White County].
- California
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Barber County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Barber [Barber County].
- Crawford County
- This Barber is located in Crawford County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<2> to the west of the Barber that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Barber.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- This Barber is located in Chowan County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Barber that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Barber.
- Rowan County
- This Barber is located in Rowan County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the southwest of the Barber that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Barber.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barber ...
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.
- Chrome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Clara Barton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
- Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
- Edgar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Fords
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Fresh Kills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Kills
- Fresh Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Harbor Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Terrace
- Harbor Terrace is located in Middlesex County
- Hopelawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Middlesex County
- Pleasant Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Princes Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
- Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Sand Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
- Seaside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Valentine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Barber 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 Barber to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barber and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barber to New Brunswick, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,294 miles [6,910.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barber. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Barber 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barber) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5307, Longitude: -74.2579 In this case, the coordinates for Barber have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Barber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Barber to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.112 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.68 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.854 degrees. |