Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barkwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barkwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barkwood
- 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 Barkwood:
- 36.588380, -87.311118
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Barkwood
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Barkwood is near Christian County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- eBird sighting report for Todd 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Barkwood ...
We found one communities that share the name Barkwood.
Within Tennessee, the name Barkwood is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Barkwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barkwood ...
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.
- Cedarbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
- Eastern Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
- Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Endsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Grasslands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grasslands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
- Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Meadow Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Meadow Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Peachers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Ranch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Hill
- Ranch Hill is located in Montgomery County
- River Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rudolphtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolphtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolphtown
- Rudolphtown is located in Montgomery County
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- Shady Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bluff
- Shady Bluff is located in Montgomery County
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Swan Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Shady Bluff
How Far From Barkwood 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 Barkwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Barkwood and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 41 miles [66 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Barkwood to Nashville, with an average speed<5> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barkwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Barkwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Barkwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barkwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5884, Longitude: -87.3111 In this case, the coordinates for Barkwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Barkwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.142 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.251 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.817 degrees. |