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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 Barnsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnsboro and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Barnsboro:
    • 39.761781, -75.159900
    • 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 Barnsboro
  • 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
    • Since Barnsboro is near Camden County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Barnsboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnsboro ...

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 Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Centre City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Centre City is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
  • Friars Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
  • Garden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Garden City is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Gardenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardenville is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Gardenville Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
  • Good Intent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Intent is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
  • Green Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Tree is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Green-Fields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green-Fields is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green-Fields
  • Hilltop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Lambs Terrace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lambs Terrace is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Terrace
  • Leonards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leonards is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mechanicsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Paradise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Paradise is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Richwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Richwood is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Riverwinds
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
    • Sunset Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

How Far From Barnsboro to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barnsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barnsboro and extending to:

  • Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the North.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Barnsboro to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,363 miles [7,021.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barnsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Barnsboro 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 Barnsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7618, Longitude: -75.1599       In this case, the coordinates for Barnsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.718 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.244 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.573 degrees.