Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barker
- 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 Barker:
- 29.784395, -95.684947
- 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 Barker
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Barker is near Fort Bend County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- eBird sighting report for Waller 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 Barker ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Barker.
Within Texas, the name Barker is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Carlton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Barker [Carlton County].
- Traverse County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Barker [Traverse County].
- Montana
- Broadwater County
- This Barker is located in Broadwater County and lies 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Barker that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Barker.
- Judith Basin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Barker [Judith Basin County].
- Lake County
- This community is historic and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Barker.
- New York
- Broome County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Barker [Broome County].
- Niagara County
- This Barker is located in Niagara County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Barker that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Barker.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barker ...
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.
- Cypress Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadow
- Cypress Meadow is located in Harris County
- Governor Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governor Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Place
- Governor Place is located in Harris County
- Meadow Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Walk
- Meadow Walk is located in Harris County
- Memorial Parkway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Parkway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Parkway
- Memorial Parkway is located in Harris County
- Memorial Thicket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Thicket
- Memorial Thicket is located in Harris County
- Park Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Harris County
- Rolling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Rolling Green is located in Harris County
- Shepherd Trace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Trace
- Shepherd Trace is located in Harris County
- Silvermill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvermill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermill
- Silvermill is located in Harris County
- Williams Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chase
- Williams Chase is located in Harris County
- Windsong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Wood Fern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Barker 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 Barker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barker and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Barker to Houston, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,820 miles [12,585.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Barker 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7844, Longitude: -95.6849 In this case, the coordinates for Barker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Barker 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 318.796 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.758 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.487 degrees. |