Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barko Village:
  • 30.904366, -83.334877
  • 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 Barko Village

• 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Since Barko Village is near Brooks County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Barko Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barko Village ...

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.

• Charter Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Charter Oaks is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
• Eager
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Eager is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eager
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Gates ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gates is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Golden ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Golden is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Lakeview Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lincoln Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Mineola
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
• Pebblewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pebblewood is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblewood
• Provident
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Provident is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident
• Wood Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wood Valley is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

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

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

• Valdosta, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Barko Village to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'