Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bardel:
  • 32.550974, -91.757625
  • 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 Bardel

• 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 Richland Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
  • Since Bardel is near Morehouse Parish and also Ouachita Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita 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 Bardel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bardel ...

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.

• Bear Skin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Skin is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Skin
• Crew Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
• Gum Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
• Hidden Oaks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hidden Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
• Holly Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Jones Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Ferry is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
• Lakeshore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
• Lakeview Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
• Leisure Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Rhymes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rhymes is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhymes
• Start
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Start is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Start
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Start <1>

How Far From Bardel to ...

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

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

• Rayville, which is the Seat of Richland Parish, lies just to the South.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Bardel to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,396 miles [8,684 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'