Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barkertown:
  • 35.391737, -85.553026
  • 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 Barkertown

• 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
  • Since Barkertown is near Sequatchie County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Barkertown

Communities Also Named Barkertown ...

We found one communities that are also named Barkertown.

Within Tennessee, the name Barkertown is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Barkertown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Livingston County
    • This Barkertown is located in Livingston County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Barkertown that is located in Grundy County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Barkertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barkertown ...

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.

• Cartwright
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
• Cedar Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Center Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Dogtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dogtown is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Flat Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Branch is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
• Greentown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greentown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Harris Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harris Ford is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ford
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Red Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sweeton Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweeton Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeton Hill

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

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

• Altamont, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barkertown to Altamont, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'