Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barnettstown:
  • 40.211191, -78.176953
  • 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 Barnettstown

• 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Since Barnettstown is near Bedford County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Barnettstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnettstown ...

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.

• Beavertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beavertown is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
• Cherrytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherrytown is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
• Cooks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
• Defiance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Defiance is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Marysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marysville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Riddlesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
• Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Round Knob
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Round Knob is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
• Salter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Salter is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
• Sandy Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Stone Row
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone Row is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
• Stonerstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stonerstown is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerstown
• Trough Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek

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

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barnettstown to Huntingdon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'