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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 Barrick Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrick Corners 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 Barrick Corners:
- 40.190897, -82.550719
- 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 Barrick Corners
- 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
- Since Barrick Corners is near Knox County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Barrick Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrick Corners ...
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.
- Ash ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Bangs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Centerburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Green ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Highwater
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Hunt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Panhandle Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Panhandle Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle Corners
- Union Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Welsh Hills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Hills
- Welsh Hills has also been known as:
- Welsh Hills Settlement
How Far From Barrick Corners 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 Barrick Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barrick Corners and extending to:
- Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barrick Corners to Newark, 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Barrick Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Barrick Corners 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 Barrick Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1909, Longitude: -82.5507 In this case, the coordinates for Barrick Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.185 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.382 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.671 degrees. |
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