Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Barley

• 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 Barley:
  • 36.564038, -77.724151
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Barley

• 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
  • Since Barley is near Northampton County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Barley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barley ...

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.

• Ante
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ante is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
• Brewers Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brewers Crossroads is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Crossroads
• Brink
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brink is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
• Colony Club
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Colony Club is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Club
• Gum Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum Forks is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Forks
• Harris Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
• Mitchells Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mitchells Mill is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Mill
• Paris Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Paris Store is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
• Pea Hill Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
• Rosemary
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Slates Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Slates Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
• Triplet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Triplet is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplet
• Valentines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Valentines is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
• Vineland ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Vineland is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barley and extending to:

• Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barley to Emporia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'