Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barin:
  • 32.589027, -84.946321
  • 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 Barin

• 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
  • Since Barin is near Harris County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Barin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barin ...

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.

• Candlestick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
• Charter Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
• Double Churches
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Churches is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
• Fox Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
• Foxfire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Hearthstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
• Hidden Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Hunters Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
• Leesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lincoln Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
  • Peppertree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
  • Ranch Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Twin Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
  • Victory Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

How Far From Barin to ...

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

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

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Barin to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'