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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 West Barre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Barre 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 West Barre:
- 43.152962, -78.253675
- 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 West Barre
- 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 Orleans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
- Since West Barre is near Genesee County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara 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 West Barre
Communities Also Named West Barre ...
We found one communities that are also named West Barre.
Within New York, the name West Barre is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named West Barre in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of West Barre.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Barre ...
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.
- Alabama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Childs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Childs is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Cookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Eagle Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Honest Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Honest Hill is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honest Hill
- Pumpkin Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pumpkin Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hill
- Wheatville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatville Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatville Station is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville Station
How Far From West Barre to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Barre to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in West Barre and extending to:
- Albion, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Barre to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 West Barre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- West Barre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 West Barre 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 West Barre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1530, Longitude: -78.2537 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.579 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.549 degrees. |
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