Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barker Land, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barker Land and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barker Land
- 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 Land:
- 39.073718, -77.889440
- 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 Land
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Barker Land is near Loudoun County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barker Land ...
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.
- Castlemans Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castlemans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlemans Ferry
- Castlemans Ferry is located in Clarke County
- Fisher Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
- Fisher Hill is located in Clarke County
- Frogtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Horse Shoe Curve
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Shoe Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Curve
- Horse Shoe Curve is located in Clarke County
- Howardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Howardsville is located in Loudoun County
- Littletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Littletown is located in Loudoun County
- Lockes Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Landing
- Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County
- Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mountain Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
- Murphys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Murphys Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Randolph Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Corner
- Randolph Corner is located in Loudoun County
- River Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- River Park is located in Clarke County
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- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Spout Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Top Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Willow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
- Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
- Rock Hill
How Far From Barker Land 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 Land to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barker Land and extending to:
- Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Barker Land to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barker Land. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clarke County: www.co.clarke.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Land) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barker Land. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0737, Longitude: -77.8894 In this case, the coordinates for Barker Land have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Barker Land 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 308.384 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.028 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.008 degrees. |