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41.832041, -73.030107
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We found thirteen communities that share the name Bakersville.
Within Connecticut, the name Bakersville is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Saint Johns County
This Bakersville is located in Saint Johns County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bakersville that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Bakersville.
Maryland
Washington County
This Bakersville is located in Washington County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bakersville that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bakersville.
Michigan
Allegan County
This Bakersville is located in Allegan County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west of the Bakersville that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Bakersville.
Missouri
Callaway 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 Missouri community of Bakersville [Callaway County].
Pemiscot County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bakersville [Pemiscot County].
Vernon County
This community is historic and although located in Vernon County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Bakersville.
New Jersey
Atlantic County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Bakersville [Atlantic County].
Mercer County
This Bakersville is located in Mercer County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bakersville that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Bakersville.
North Carolina
Mitchell County
This Bakersville is located in Mitchell County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bakersville that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Bakersville.
Rutherford County
This Bakersville is located in Rutherford County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the southwest of the Bakersville that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Bakersville.
Ohio
Coshocton County
This Bakersville is located in Coshocton County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the west of the Bakersville that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Bakersville.
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
This Bakersville is located in Cambria County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bakersville that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Bakersville.
Somerset County
This Bakersville is located in Somerset County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the west southwest of the Bakersville that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Bakersville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakersville ...
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.
Burrville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Bakersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bakersville and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Bakersville to Hartford, with an average speed<7> 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.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 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<8> 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).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,192 miles [6,746.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bakersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bakersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8320, Longitude: -73.0301 In this case, the coordinates for Bakersville 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 Bakersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Bakersville 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.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Bakersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.23 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.896 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.716 degrees.