Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barren River:
  • 37.049210, -86.516657
  • 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 Barren River

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Barren River is near Butler County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Barren River

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barren River ...

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.

• Anna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Anna is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
• Blue Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blue Level is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Level
• Bowling Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
  • Former names for Bowling Green:
  • Bolin Green
  • McFadden's Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
• Greencastle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greencastle is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
• Guy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Guy is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
• Indian Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lost River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lost River is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
• Needmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Plum Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
• Rockland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockland is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Sand Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sugar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove

How Far From Barren River to ...

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

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

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Barren River to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'