Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barro
- 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 Barro:
- 40.727177, -113.485982
- 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 Barro
- 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 Tooele County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tooele County
- Since Barro is near Elko County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Elko 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 Barro ...
We found one communities that share the name Barro.
Within Utah, the name Barro is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Barro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barro ...
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.
- Aragonite ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragonite
- Aragonite is located in Tooele County
- Aragonite has also been known as:
- Hastings Pass
- Blair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Tooele County
- Low ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Barro 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 Barro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barro and extending to:
- Tooele, which is the Seat of Tooele County, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barro to Tooele, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east (E). 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 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7272, Longitude: -113.4860 |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Barro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.183 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.969 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.704 degrees. |