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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Barfoot:
    • 36.979227, -79.930402
    • 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 Barfoot
  • 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 Barfoot ...

We found one communities that share the name Barfoot.

Within Virginia, the name Barfoot is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Barfoot in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Neshoba County
      • This Barfoot is located in Neshoba County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barfoot that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Barfoot.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barfoot ...

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.

  • Burnt Chimney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
    • Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
  • Cross Roads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Franklin County
  • Fork Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mountain
    • Fork Mountain is located in Franklin County
  • Hay Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Run
    • Hay Run is located in Franklin County
  • Helm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
    • Helm is located in Franklin County
  • Henry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Henry Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Fork
    • Henry Fork is located in Franklin County
  • Red Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
    • Red Valley is located in Franklin County
  • Rocky Mount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Barfoot to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barfoot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barfoot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barfoot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9792, Longitude: -79.9304    
<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>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 Barfoot 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 309.672 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.181 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.593 degrees.









 

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