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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 Barr, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barr 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 Barr:
    • 35.882297, -89.731191
    • 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 Barr
  • 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Barr is near Mississippi County and also Dyer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer 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 Barr

Communities Also Named Barr ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Barr.

Within Tennessee, the name Barr is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Barr [Adams County].
      • Arapahoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Barr [Arapahoe County].
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Barr [Dougherty County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cook County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Barr.
      • Macoupin County
      • This Barr is located in Macoupin County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<3> to the north of the Barr that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Barr.
      • Sangamon County
      • This Barr is located in Sangamon County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the north of the Barr that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Barr.
    • Minnesota
      • Goodhue County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Barr [Goodhue County].
    • Mississippi
      • Tate County
      • This Barr is located in Tate County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<3> to the south of the Barr that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Barr.
    • Montana
      • Valley 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 Montana community of Barr [Valley County].
    • New Mexico
      • Bernalillo County
      • This Barr is located in Bernalillo County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<3> to the west of the Barr that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Barr.
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Barr [Tuscarawas County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Garfield County
      • This Barr is located in Garfield County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<3> to the west of the Barr that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Barr.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Barr [Elk County].
      • Mifflin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Barr [Mifflin County].
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Barr [Lexington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barr ...

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.

  • Chic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chic is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chic
  • Clear Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Daniels Point Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
  • Lightfoot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
  • Lower Forked Deer Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Michell ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Michell is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michell
  • Olive Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Olive Branch is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Promised Land
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Promised Land is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
  • Stinger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stinger is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinger
  • Tiger Tail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Tail
  • Tomato
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tomato is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomato

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

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

  • Ripley, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barr to Ripley, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Barr could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Barr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Barr 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 Barr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8823, Longitude: -89.7312       In this case, the coordinates for Barr have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.634 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.875 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.034 degrees.