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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 Baileys Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baileys Landing 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 Baileys Landing:
- 31.681271, -88.081674
- 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 Baileys Landing
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Baileys Landing is near Washington County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Baileys Landing
Communities Also Named Baileys Landing ...
We found three communities that are also named Baileys Landing.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Baileys Landing.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Monroe County
- This Baileys Landing is located in Monroe County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Baileys Landing that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Baileys Landing.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Baileys Landing is located in Sussex County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baileys Landing that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Baileys Landing.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Baileys Landing is located in Beaufort County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the east of the Baileys Landing that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Baileys Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baileys Landing ...
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.
- Ballfield Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ballfield Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballfield Landing
- Christmas Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christmas Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Landing
- Coffeeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coffeeville Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Ferry
- Coffeeville Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coffeeville Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Landing
- Frankville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Oil Well Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oil Well Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Well Landing
- Silver Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Cross is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross
- Tattlersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tattlersville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattlersville
How Far From Baileys Landing 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 Baileys Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baileys Landing and extending to:
- Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Baileys Landing to Grove Hill, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 796 miles [1,281 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,276 miles [8,490.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baileys Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Baileys Landing 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 Baileys Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6813, Longitude: -88.0817 In this case, the coordinates for Baileys Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.306 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.165 degrees. |
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