Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barksdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barksdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barksdale
- 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 Barksdale:
- 29.725690, -100.035097
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Barksdale
- 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 Edwards County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edwards County
- Since Barksdale is near Real County and also Kinney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Real County
- eBird sighting report for Kinney 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Barksdale ...
We found nine communities that share the name Barksdale.
Within Texas, the name Barksdale is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Barksdale is located in Greenville County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Barksdale that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Barksdale.
- Laurens County
- This Barksdale is located in Laurens County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km] to the east northeast of the Barksdale that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Barksdale.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This Barksdale is located in Halifax County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Barksdale that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Barksdale.
- Prince William County
- This Barksdale is located in Prince William County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km] to the east northeast of the Barksdale that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Barksdale.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barksdale ...
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.
- First Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- First Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Hackberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Happy Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Uvalde County
- Leakey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakey
- Leakey is located in Real County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakey <4>
- Lost Creek Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Place
- Lost Creek Place is located in Kinney County
- Rocksprings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksprings
- Rocksprings is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocksprings <4>
- Second Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Second Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Third Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
- Third Crossing is located in Uvalde County
How Far From Barksdale 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 Barksdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barksdale and extending to:
- Rocksprings, which is the Seat of Edwards County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barksdale to Rocksprings, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,003 miles [12,879.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barksdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Barksdale 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barksdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barksdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7257, Longitude: -100.0351 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Barksdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.673 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.152 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.36 degrees. |