Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barso:
  • 32.744866, -93.727678
  • 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 Barso

• 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
  • Since Barso is near Caddo Parish and also Webster Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Barso

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barso ...

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.

• Cash Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cash Point is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
• Cash Point Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cash Point Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point Ferry
• Dixie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Dukedale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dukedale is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedale
• Hughes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hughes is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
• Lane ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
• Peru Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Ferry
• Rocky Mount
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
• Rush Point Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rush Point Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point Ferry
• Willow Chute
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Willow Chute is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Chute

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barso and extending to:

• Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Barso to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,024 miles [1,648 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,595 miles [12,223 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'