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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Barcelona:
    • 31.852661, -91.422895
    • 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 Barcelona
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Tensas Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
    • Since Barcelona is near Jefferson County and also Concordia Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • 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 Barcelona

Communities Also Named Barcelona ...

We found four communities that are also named Barcelona.

Within Louisiana, the name Barcelona is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Barcelona is located in Crawford County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Barcelona that is located in Tensas Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Barcelona.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Barcelona [Nye County].
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Barcelona is located in Chautauqua County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Barcelona that is located in Tensas Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Barcelona.
    • Ohio
      • Richland County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Richland County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Barcelona.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barcelona ...

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.

  • Cross Keys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Keys is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dixie is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Goldman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
  • Goldman Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldman Landing is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman Landing
  • Hedgeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hedgeland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeland
  • Helena
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Holly Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Ridge is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Locust Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Locust Ridge is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
  • Maryland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maryland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
  • Waterproof
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Tensas Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barcelona to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 943 miles [1,517.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,539 miles [12,132.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barcelona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barcelona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Barcelona to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barcelona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8527, Longitude: -91.4229       In this case, the coordinates for Barcelona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.362 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.178 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.473 degrees.