Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bailey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bailey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bailey
- 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 Bailey:
- 34.274270, -83.774619
- 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 Bailey
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Bailey is near Jackson County and also Banks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Banks 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 Bailey ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Bailey.
Within Georgia, the name Bailey is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Harlan 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 Kentucky community of Bailey [Harlan County].
- Rowan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bailey [Rowan County].
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Bailey is located in Jefferson County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bailey that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bailey.
- Pulaski 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 Missouri community of Bailey [Pulaski County].
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Bailey lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bailey that is located in Hall County.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Davie 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 North Carolina community of Bailey [Davie County].
- Mitchell County
- This Bailey is located in Mitchell County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bailey that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Bailey.
- Nash County
- This Bailey is located in Nash County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east northeast of the Bailey that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Bailey.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Bailey is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bailey that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Bailey.
- Weber County
- This Bailey is located in Weber County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km] to the west northwest of the Bailey that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Bailey.
- Virginia
- Lee 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 Virginia community of Bailey [Lee County].
- Tazewell County
- This Bailey is located in Tazewell County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bailey that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Bailey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bailey ...
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.
- Chicopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Evergreen Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
- Fleetwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Frontier Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Trail
- Frontier Trail is located in Hall County
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Hall County
- Greenway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - New Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Pleasant Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Pleasant Brook is located in Hall County
- Quiet Place in the Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Place in the Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Place in the Woods
- Quiet Place in the Woods is located in Hall County
- Rabbitown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rainbow Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Riverbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Shady Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
- Shady Valley is located in Hall County
- Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
How Far From Bailey 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 Bailey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bailey and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Bailey to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bailey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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- Bailey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bailey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2743, Longitude: -83.7746 In this case, the coordinates for Bailey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bailey 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 Bailey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Bailey 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 311.913 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.359 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.916 degrees. |