Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barkeyville:
  • 41.196449, -79.975057
  • 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 Barkeyville

• 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
  • Since Barkeyville is near Mercer County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Barkeyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barkeyville ...

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.

• Carter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Centertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Centertown is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
• Enterprise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Forestville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forestville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
• Irishtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Irishtown is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Nectarine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Nectarine is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
• Pearl
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearl is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Perrys Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
• Riddle Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riddle Crossroads is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Crossroads
• Swamproot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Swamproot is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
• Wick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wick is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barkeyville and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barkeyville to Franklin, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'