Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barden:
  • 44.790519, -93.410505
  • 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 Barden

• 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Barden is near Hennepin County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota County

• 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 Barden

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barden ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Credit River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Credit River is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
• Deer Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Park is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Eden Prairie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <1>
• Edina
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Edina is located in Hennepin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <1>
• Glen Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Glen Lake is located in Hennepin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lake
• Grainwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grainwood is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainwood
• Jonathan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jonathan is located in Carver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
• Marystown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marystown is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
• Orchard Garden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Orchard Garden is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Garden
• Prior Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <1>
• Savage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Savage is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <1>

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

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

• Shakopee, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Barden to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'