Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barker Ten Mile:
  • 34.679886, -78.988642
  • 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 Barker Ten Mile

• 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
  • Since Barker Ten Mile is near Bladen County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Barker Ten Mile

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barker Ten Mile ...

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.

• Butters
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Butters is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
• Horse Neck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Horse Neck is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Neck
• Kingdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Kingdale is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdale
• Long Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Long Branch is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Mayville Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mayville Crossing is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville Crossing
• Moss Neck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
• Pope Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pope Crossing is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossing
• Powers
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Powers is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Saddletree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
• Tar Heel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Tar Heel is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Heel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tar Heel <1>

How Far From Barker Ten Mile 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 Barker Ten Mile to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Barker Ten Mile to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'