Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bagdad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bagdad and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bagdad
- 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 Bagdad:
- 34.58291, -115.876388
- 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 Bagdad
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Bagdad ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Bagdad.
Within California, the name Bagdad is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Bagdad, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Florida
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- New Brunswick
- This Bagdad lies 2,702 miles [4,348.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bagdad that is located in San Bernardino County.
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- This Bagdad is located in Erie County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bagdad that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bagdad.
- Westmoreland County
- This Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County and lies 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km] to the east northeast of the Bagdad that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Bagdad.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bagdad [Jackson County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bagdad [Smith County].
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 8,092 miles [13,022.8 km]<1> to the southwest
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bagdad ...
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.
- Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Amboy is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <4>
- Desert Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Heights
- Desert Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Glasgow ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Ragtown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Saltus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Sunfair Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunfair Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfair Heights
- Sunfair Heights is located in San Bernardino County
How Far From Bagdad 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 Bagdad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Bagdad once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bagdad and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Bagdad to San Bernardino, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,246 miles [13,270.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bagdad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bagdad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5829, Longitude: -115.8764 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bagdad 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bagdad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bagdad to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.371 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.911 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.278 degrees. |