Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barrington Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrington Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barrington Park
- 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 Barrington Park:
- 30.047701, -89.964791
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Barrington Park
- 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 Orleans Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
- Since Barrington Park is near Saint Bernard Parish and also Jefferson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard Parish
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Barrington Park ...
We found one communities that share the name Barrington Park.
Within Louisiana, the name Barrington Park is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Barrington Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Barrington Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Barrington Park that is located in Orleans Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Barrington Park.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrington Park ...
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.
- Camp Leroy Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Leroy Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Leroy Johnson
- Camp Leroy Johnson is located in Orleans Parish
- Cutoff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Cypress Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Cypress Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Ferncrest
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Frances Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frances Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
- Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Little Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Woods
- Little Woods is located in Orleans Parish
- Spanish Fort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort is located in Orleans Parish
- Story
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Story Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
- Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Storyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
- Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
- Venetian Isles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Isles
- Venetian Isles is located in Orleans Parish
- Willow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Orleans Parish
How Far From Barrington Park 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 Barrington Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barrington Park and extending to:
- New Orleans, which is the Seat of Orleans Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barrington Park to New Orleans, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,556 miles [12,160.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,434 miles [8,745.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barrington Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barrington Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barrington Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0477, Longitude: -89.9648 In this case, the coordinates for Barrington Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Barrington Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.27 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.664 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.164 degrees. |