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Curious and Interesting Names Near Barford ...
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.
- Booth's Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Butternut Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- High Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Huntingville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Johnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Judd's Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ladd's Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Libbytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moes River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
How Far From Barford to ...
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 Barford to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barford and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Barford to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,023 miles [6,474.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barford) 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 Barford 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 Barford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1161, Longitude: -71.7956 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.99 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.057 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.469 degrees. |
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