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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 Barre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barre 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 Barre:
- 44.197329, -72.501478
- 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 Barre
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Barre is near Orange County and also Caledonia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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 Barre
Communities Also Named Barre ...
We found two communities that are also named Barre.
Within Vermont, the name Barre is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Barre is located in Worcester County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the south of the Barre that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Barre.
- Quebec
- This Barre lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Barre that is located in Washington County.
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.
- Adamant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Foxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foxville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kents Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kents Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Corners
- Maple Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middlesex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Shady Rill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Rill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rill
- Upper Graniteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville
How Far From Barre 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 city 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 Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northwest.
- 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Barre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Barre 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 Barre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1973, Longitude: -72.5015 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.578 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.558 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.297 degrees. |
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