Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barwal:
  • 26.308968, -80.089765
  • 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 Barwal

• 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 Broward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broward County
  • Since Barwal is near Palm Beach County and also Miami-Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade 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 Barwal

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barwal ...

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.

• Bonnie Lock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
• College Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • College Park is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Cresthaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cresthaven is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
• Crystal Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Fairlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fairlawn is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Harbor Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Village is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Leisureville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leisureville is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
• Lighthouse Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lighthouse Point is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lighthouse Point <1>
• Paradise Palms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise Palms is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Palms
• Park Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Park Haven is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
• Royal Oak Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Royal Oak Hills is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Hills
• Sanders Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanders Park is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park

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

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

• Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barwal to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 382 miles [614.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'