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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 Barlows Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barlows Corner 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 Barlows Corner:
- 37.358953, -76.716875
- 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 Barlows Corner
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Barlows Corner is near James City County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Barlows Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barlows Corner ...
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.
- Adams Hunt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Hunt is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Hunt
- Allmondsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chisel Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chisel Run is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisel Run
- Croaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Croaker is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croaker
- Fords Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fords Colony is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Colony
- Forest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Glen is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Fox Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Ridge is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Greensprings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greensprings is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensprings
- Hunters Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunters Creek is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Lightfoot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Longhill Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Longhill Gate is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhill Gate
- Middle Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Plantation is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Plantation
- Oaktree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Porta Bello
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porta Bello is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porta Bello
- Queens Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Queens Lake is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lake
How Far From Barlows Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barlows Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barlows Corner and extending to:
- Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barlows Corner to Yorktown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 41 miles [66 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Barlows Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Barlows Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barlows Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3590, Longitude: -76.7169 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.793 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.093 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.165 degrees. |
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