Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barch Estates:
  • 33.882617, -83.308212
  • 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 Barch Estates

• 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Barch Estates is near Oconee County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Barch Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barch Estates ...

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.

• Cedar Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Cedar Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hickory Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hickory Point is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
• Hunters Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Old Mill Chase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Mill Chase is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Chase
• Pioneer Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Woods is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Woods
• Red Fox
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Red Fox is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
• Rock and Shoals
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
• Shadow Moss
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shadow Moss is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Moss
• Snapfinger
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
• University Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • University Heights is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights

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

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Barch Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'