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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Barwood:
    • 39.997875, -76.673021
    • 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 Barwood
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Barwood is near Lancaster County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Barwood

Communities Also Named Barwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Barwood.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Barwood is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Barwood in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Barwood is located in Harris County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barwood that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Barwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barwood ...

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.

  • Clear View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clear View is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
  • Fayfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fayfield is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
  • Fireside Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fireside Terrace is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Terrace
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Greenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greenridge is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
  • Greystone Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greystone Farms is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Farms
  • Herman Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Herman Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
  • Locust Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Longstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Longstown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
  • Longview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Longview Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Orchard Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orchard Hill is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
    • Panorama Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Panorama Hills is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
    • Pleasureville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pleasureville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
    • Skyline Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Skyline Heights is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
    • Spring Plains
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spring Plains is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
    • Starview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Starview is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
    • Woodland View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodland View is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
    • Woodstream
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodstream is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
    • Yorkshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Yorkshire is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barwood and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Barwood to Harrisburg, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Barwood 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 Barwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9979, Longitude: -76.6730       In this case, the coordinates for Barwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.597 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.277 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.125 degrees.