Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barnes Mill:
  • 39.351210, -78.636403
  • 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 Barnes Mill

• 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 Hampshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
  • Since Barnes Mill is near Mineral County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Barnes Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnes Mill ...

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.

• Creekvale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Creekvale is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekvale
• Frenchburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchburg is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
• Grace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Points is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
• Raven Rocks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Raven Rocks is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rocks
• Ridgedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgedale is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
• Shanks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shanks is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks
• Spring Gap ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
• Three Churches
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches

How Far From Barnes Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barnes Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barnes Mill and extending to:

• Romney, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies just to the West.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Barnes Mill to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'