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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 Baird, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baird 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 Baird:
- 27.687533, -81.955918
- 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 Baird
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Baird is near Hardee County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Baird
Communities Also Named Baird ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Baird.
Within Florida, the name Baird is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Baird [Shasta County].
- Iowa
- Harrison County
- This Baird is located in Harrison County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Baird that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Baird.
- Michigan
- Saint Clair 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 Michigan community of Baird [Saint Clair County].
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Baird is located in Sunflower County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Baird that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Baird.
- Missouri
- Dunklin County
- This Baird is located in Dunklin County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Baird that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Baird.
- Montana
- Granite County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Baird [Granite County].
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Baird [Caldwell County].
- Ontario
- This Baird lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Baird that is located in Polk County.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington 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 Pennsylvania community of Baird [Washington County].
- Texas
- Callahan County
- This Baird is located in Callahan County and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Baird that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callahan County community of Baird.
- Washington
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Baird [Douglas County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baird ...
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.
- Bonnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bonnie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coker is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
- Fort Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Green is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Green
- Fort Lonesome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Lonesome is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lonesome
- Homeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pebbledale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pebbledale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebbledale
- Pierce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pierce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Rolling Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Tiger Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tiger Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Bay
How Far From Baird 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 Baird to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baird and extending to:
- Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Baird to Bartow, 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 four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Baird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baird) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Baird 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> | 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 Baird 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 Baird. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.6875, Longitude: -81.9559 In this case, the coordinates for Baird have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.544 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.861 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.786 degrees. |
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