Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barmen:
  • 30.162420, -90.816206
  • 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 Barmen

• 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 Ascension Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
  • Since Barmen is near Saint James Parish and also Livingston Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint James Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Barmen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barmen ...

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.

• Central
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Central is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Chatman Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
• Convent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Convent is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convent <1>
• Duckroost
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Duckroost is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckroost
• Free Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
• French Settlement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • French Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Settlement <1>
• Grand Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Point is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Point
• Hillaryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hillaryville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillaryville
• Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Rearwood ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rearwood is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rearwood
• Romeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Romeville is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeville
• Uncle Sam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Uncle Sam is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncle Sam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uncle Sam <1>
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Welcome
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

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

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

• Donaldsonville, which is the Seat of Ascension Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barmen to Donaldsonville, with an average speed<3> 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,590 miles [12,214.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'