Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barree:
  • 40.585346, -78.100563
  • 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 Barree

• 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 Barree is near Blair County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Barree

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barree ...

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.

• Cold Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Spring is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Cottage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
• Frogtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Frogtown is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Graysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Graysville is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Ironville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironville is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
• Seven Stars
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Spruce Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spruce Creek is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Creek <1>
• Union Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
• Warrior Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrior Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Ridge
• Warriors Mark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Warriors Mark is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriors Mark
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warriors Mark <1>
• Water Street
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
• Yellow Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barree and extending to:

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Barree to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'