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

When in Barnesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnesville 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 Barnesville:
    • 39.988942, -81.176934
    • 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 Barnesville
  • 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 Barnesville ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Barnesville.

Within Ohio, the name Barnesville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion County
      • This Barnesville is located in Marion County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Barnesville.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Barnesville is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km] to the south southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Barnesville.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Barnesville is located in Weld County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the west of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Barnesville.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Barnesville is located in New Haven County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Barnesville.
    • Georgia
      • Lamar County
      • This Barnesville is located in Lamar County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Barnesville.
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Barnesville [Pike County].
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • This Barnesville is located in Bourbon County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Barnesville.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Barnesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Barnesville.
    • Minnesota
      • Clay County
      • This Barnesville is located in Clay County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Barnesville.
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Barnesville is located in DeSoto County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Barnesville.
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Barnesville is located in Clinton County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the west of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Barnesville.
      • Macon County
      • This Barnesville is located in Macon County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km] to the west of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Barnesville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Barnesville lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • This Barnesville is located in Robeson County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Barnesville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Barnesville is located in Schuylkill County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Barnesville.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Barnesville is located in Lawrence County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Barnesville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Barnesville.
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Barnesville [Charlotte County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnesville ...

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.

  • Badgertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badgertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgertown
    • Badgertown is located in Belmont County
  • Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Belmont County
  • Cabinet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabinet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
    • Cabinet is located in Belmont County
  • Egypt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Belmont County
  • Hunter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Belmont County
  • Jerusalem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Oakgrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
    • Oakgrove is located in Guernsey County
  • Quaker City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Salesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Salesville is located in Guernsey County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salesville <4>
  • Temperanceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville
    • Temperanceville is located in Belmont County

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

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

  • Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barnesville to Saint Clairsville, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barnesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barnesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9889, Longitude: -81.1769    
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Barnesville 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Barnesville 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 310.336 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.386 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.117 degrees.









 

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