Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barnabus:
  • 37.743995, -82.009291
  • 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 Barnabus

• 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Since Barnabus is near Mingo County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Barnabus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnabus ...

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.

• Crystal Block
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Block is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Block
• Diamond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Dog Patch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dog Patch is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Patch
• Don
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Don is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
• Frogtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frogtown is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Monitor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Monitor is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Oilville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oilville is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
• Pie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pie is located in Mingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
• Pine Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Creek is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Ridgeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ridgeview is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Rum Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rum Junction is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Junction
• Sarah Ann
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sarah Ann is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Ann
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarah Ann <1>
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  • Shamrock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Superior Bottom
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Superior Bottom is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Bottom
  • Trace Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Trace Junction is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Junction
  • Walnut Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

• Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the North.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Barnabus to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,744 miles [7,634.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'