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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 Barberville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barberville 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 Barberville:
    • 42.683412, -73.540670
    • 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 Barberville
  • 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 Rensselaer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
    • Since Barberville is near Albany County and also Saratoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga 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 Barberville

Communities Also Named Barberville ...

We found three communities that are also named Barberville.

Within New York, the name Barberville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Barberville is located in Volusia County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Barberville that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Barberville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Barberville is located in Washington County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Barberville that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Barberville.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • This Barberville is located in Lancaster County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Barberville that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Barberville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barberville ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Best
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Best is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
  • Bucks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bucks Corner is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
  • Eagle Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
  • Glass Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glass Lake is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Lake
  • Green Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Luther
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Maple Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mountain View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mountain View is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Sand Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Van Allen Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Van Allen Park is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Park

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

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

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Rensselaer County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Barberville to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,184 miles [6,733.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Barberville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Barberville 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 Barberville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6834, Longitude: -73.5407       In this case, the coordinates for Barberville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.431 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.262 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.54 degrees.