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We found three communities that are also named Barnsley.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Barnsley is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Bartow County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Barnsley [Bartow County].
Kentucky
Hopkins County
This Barnsley is located in Hopkins County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<2> to the west of the Barnsley that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Barnsley.
Manitoba
This Barnsley lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Barnsley that is located in Chester County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnsley ...
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.
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 community such as Barnsley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barnsley and extending to:
West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barnsley to West Chester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 59 miles [95 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Barnsley 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnsley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Barnsley 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 Barnsley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7644, Longitude: -75.9897 In this case, the coordinates for Barnsley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.208 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.80 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.926 degrees.