Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barbers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barbers and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barbers
- 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 Barbers:
- 40.676336, -111.939937
- 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 Barbers
- 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Barbers is near Davis County and also Tooele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- eBird sighting report for Tooele 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 Barbers ...
We found two communities that share the name Barbers.
Within Utah, the name Barbers is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barbers ...
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.
- Best View
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Erin Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
- Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Frost
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Green Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Hall View
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Heatherglen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherglen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
- Hector Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
- Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Hector Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
- Hector Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Kings Row
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Landings at Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landings at Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
- Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Little Trieste
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Trieste have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
- Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
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- Log Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Majestic Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
- Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Maple Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadows
- Maple Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Marian Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
- Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Meadow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Meadow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Melody Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
- Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Misty Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Peachwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Quailstone
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quailstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
- Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Royal Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
- Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Stone Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Sunnybrook Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
- Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Sunnygrove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnygrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
- Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
- Sunstone
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Valley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Xanadu
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Log Haven
How Far From Barbers 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 Barbers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barbers and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Barbers to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barbers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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- Barbers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barbers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6763, Longitude: -111.9399 In this case, the coordinates for Barbers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Barbers 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Barbers to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.955 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.514 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.802 degrees. |