Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barrs Corners:
  • 41.278671, -79.719495
  • 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 Barrs Corners

• 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 Barrs Corners is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Barrs Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrs Corners ...

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.

• Ajax
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ajax is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
• Coal City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
• Cranberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cranberry is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Egypt Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Egypt Corners is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Corners
• Hill City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
• Lisbon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Maple Shade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Shade is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
• Mariasville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mariasville is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariasville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariasville <1>
• Rockland
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rockland is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Twin Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Victory Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Victory Heights is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barrs Corners to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'