Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barbee:
  • 41.290879, -85.712209
  • 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 Barbee

• 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 Kosciusko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko County
  • Since Barbee is near Noble County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Barbee

Communities Also Named Barbee ...

We found one communities that are also named Barbee.

Within Indiana, the name Barbee is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Barbee in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Coahoma County
    • This Barbee is located in Coahoma County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Barbee that is located in Kosciusko County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Barbee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barbee ...

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.

• Between-The-Lakes Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Between-The-Lakes Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between-The-Lakes Park
• Eagle Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Forest Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Highbanks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
• Island Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Lakeview Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
• Mineral Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Silver Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
• Stoneburner Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
• Stony Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
• Yellowbanks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barbee and extending to:

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Barbee to Warsaw, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'