Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barberton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barberton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barberton
- 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 Barberton:
- 45.693172, -122.598986
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Barberton
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Barberton is near Multnomah County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Barberton ...
We found one communities that share the name Barberton.
Within Washington, the name Barberton is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Barberton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barberton ...
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.
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Five Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Clark County
- Good Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hazel Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Hazel Dell is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel Dell <3>
- Image
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lake Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County
- Lakeshore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Meadow Glade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glade
- Meadow Glade is located in Clark County
- Minnehaha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Officers Row
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Officers Row have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Officers Row
- Officers Row is located in Clark County
- Orchards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchards
- Orchards is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchards <3>
- Salmon Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Clark County
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County
How Far From Barberton 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 Barberton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barberton and extending to:
- Vancouver, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Barberton to Olympia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,665 miles [12,335.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barberton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barberton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barberton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6932, Longitude: -122.5990 In this case, the coordinates for Barberton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Barberton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.476 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.061 degrees. |