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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 Baltic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baltic 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 Baltic:
    • 31.651827, -86.004116
    • 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 Baltic
  • 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Since Baltic is near Coffee County and also Crenshaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw 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 Baltic

Communities Also Named Baltic ...

We found seven communities that are also named Baltic.

Within Alabama, the name Baltic is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Baltic is located in New London County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baltic that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Baltic.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • This Baltic is located in Houghton County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the north of the Baltic that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Baltic.
    • Nevada
      • Storey County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Storey County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Storey County community of Baltic.
    • North Carolina
      • Duplin County
      • This Baltic is located in Duplin County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Baltic that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Baltic.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This Baltic is located in Coshocton County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Baltic that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Baltic.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • South Dakota
      • Minnehaha County
      • This Baltic is located in Minnehaha County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Baltic that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Baltic.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baltic ...

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.

  • Allred
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Allred is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
  • Chestnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Hallsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hallsville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Jack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jack is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Little Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Oak is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
  • Meadow Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Grove is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
  • Mossy Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mossy Grove is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Sanders Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanders Hill is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Hill
  • Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Baltic to Troy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baltic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Baltic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Baltic 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 Baltic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6518, Longitude: -86.0041       In this case, the coordinates for Baltic have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.078 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.338 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.374 degrees.