Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barview:
  • 43.354278, -124.313172
  • 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 Barview

• 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
  • Since Barview is near Douglas County and also Curry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Curry 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 Barview

Communities Also Named Barview ...

We found one communities that are also named Barview.

There is one other community in Oregon that is also named Barview.

Beyond Oregon.

• Communities Located In Oregon ...
  • Tillamook County
    • This Barview is located in Tillamook County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the north of the Barview that is located in Coos County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Barview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barview ...

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.

• Crown Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crown Point is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
• Empire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Empire is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Glasgow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glasgow is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Green Acres
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Kings Landing ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Landing is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Libby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Libby is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
• Overland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Overland is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
• Rogers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers

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

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

• Coquille, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barview to Coquille, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,445 miles [3,934.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,844 miles [12,623.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'