Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baileyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baileyville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baileyville
- 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 Baileyville:
- 41.513154, -72.724541
- 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 Baileyville
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Baileyville is near New Haven County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- eBird sighting report for Hartford 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 Baileyville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Baileyville.
Within Connecticut, the name Baileyville is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Ogle County
- This Baileyville is located in Ogle County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the west of the Baileyville that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Baileyville.
- Kansas
- Nemaha County
- This Baileyville is located in Nemaha County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the west of the Baileyville that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Baileyville.
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Baileyville is located in Washington County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baileyville that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Baileyville.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Baileyville is located in Orange County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west of the Baileyville that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Baileyville.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Baileyville is located in Centre County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the west of the Baileyville that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Baileyville.
- Texas
- Milam County
- This Baileyville is located in Milam County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Baileyville that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Baileyville.
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Baileyville [Charlotte County].
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baileyville ...
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.
- Beaver Head Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Head Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Head Corner
- Beaver Head Corner is located in New Haven County
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
- Bishops Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
- Bishops Corner is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishops Corner <4>
- Cobalt Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobalt Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Landing
- Cobalt Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Fox Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Gildersleeve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildersleeve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
- Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Little City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
- Little City is located in Middlesex County
- Long Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in New Haven County
- Pondside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pratts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Corner
- Pratts Corner is located in Hartford County
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Stillmans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmans Corner
- Stillmans Corner is located in Hartford County
- Turkey Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Turkey Hill is located in Hartford County
- Meadowbrook
How Far From Baileyville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Baileyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baileyville and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Baileyville to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,190 miles [6,743.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baileyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baileyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baileyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5132, Longitude: -72.7245 In this case, the coordinates for Baileyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Baileyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Baileyville 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 305.087 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.682 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.732 degrees. |