Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Barkertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barkertown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Barkertown

• 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 Barkertown:
  • 42.551454, -77.900001
  • 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 Barkertown

• 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Since Barkertown is near Allegany County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Barkertown

Communities Also Named Barkertown ...

We found one communities that are also named Barkertown.

Within New York, the name Barkertown is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Barkertown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Grundy County
    • This Barkertown is located in Grundy County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Barkertown that is located in Livingston County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Barkertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barkertown ...

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.

• Byersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Byersville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
• Dansville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <2>
• Gas Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gas Spring is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Spring
• Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grove is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Groveland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Groveland is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <2>
• Hunt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hunt is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <2>
• Hunt Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hunt Hollow is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
• Lewis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Portageville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Portageville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <2>
• Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ridge is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge

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

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

• Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barkertown to Geneseo, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 210 miles [338 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'