Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barton Crossroad:
  • 36.657344, -81.352047
  • 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 Barton Crossroad

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Barton Crossroad is near Ashe County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Barton Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barton Crossroad ...

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.

• Flat Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
• Fox
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
• Grant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Grant is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Grassy Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grassy Creek is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grassy Creek <1>
• Kings Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kings Creek is located in Alleghany County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
• Mouth-of-Wilson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mouth-of-Wilson is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth-of-Wilson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mouth-of-Wilson <1>
• Piney Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Creek is located in Alleghany County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Creek <1>
• Rose Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Ferry is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Ferry
• Rugby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rugby is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Sugar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Trout Dale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Trout Dale is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Dale <1>
• Weavers Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barton Crossroad and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barton Crossroad to Independence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'