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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 Barre:
44.186728, -72.481771
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We found two communities that share the name Barre.
Within Vermont, the name Barre is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
New York
Orleans County
This Barre is located in Orleans County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west of the Barre that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Barre.
Wisconsin
La Crosse County
This Barre is located in La Crosse County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the west of the Barre that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Crosse County community of Barre.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barre ...
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.
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 Barre to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barre and extending to:
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies just to the northwest (NW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Barre to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,085 miles [6,574.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1867, Longitude: -72.4818 In this case, the coordinates for Barre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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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.
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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 Barre to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.567 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.544 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.293 degrees.