Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barrville:
  • 40.663124, -77.676662
  • 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 Barrville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrville ...

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.

• Cedar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Garden View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden View is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
• Honey Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
• Lumber City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
• Mechanicsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mount Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Rock is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
• Reedsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Reedsville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <1>
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Union Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Union Mills is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

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

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

• Lewistown, which is the Seat of Mifflin County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Barrville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 126 miles [202.8 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 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'