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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Barth:
    • 30.672412, -89.364500
    • 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 Barth
  • 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 Pearl River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
    • Since Barth is near Hancock County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Barth

Communities Also Named Barth ...

We found two communities that are also named Barth.

Within Mississippi, the name Barth is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Barth is located in Escambia County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east of the Barth that is located in Pearl River County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Barth.
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Barth [Eureka County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barth ...

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.

  • Center ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Centre ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Centre is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Crane Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crane Creek is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek
  • Juniper Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Leetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leetown is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
  • Riceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riceville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Sellers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sellers is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
  • Silver Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Silver Run is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
  • Standard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Standard is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barth and extending to:

  • Poplarville, which is the Seat of Pearl River County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barth to Poplarville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,379 miles [8,656.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Barth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Barth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6724, Longitude: -89.3645       In this case, the coordinates for Barth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.978 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.408 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.836 degrees.