Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barren Plain:
  • 36.599106, -86.918220
  • 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 Barren Plain

• 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
  • Since Barren Plain is near Logan County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Todd 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 Barren Plain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barren Plain ...

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.

• Bobwhite ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
• Cedar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Hill
  • From Barren Plain to Cedar Hill
• Chestnut Orchard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Orchard is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Orchard
• Dot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dot is located in Logan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
• Forest Mills ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Forest Mills is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
• Forts ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Forts is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
• Glover Crossroad
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Glover Crossroad is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Crossroad
• Green Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hilltop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilltop is located in Logan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Kent ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
• Keysburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keysburg
  • From Barren Plain to Keysburg
• Lakeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lickskillet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lickskillet is located in Logan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet

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

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

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Barren Plain to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'