Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bakersfield Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bakersfield Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bakersfield Farms

• 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 Bakersfield Farms:
  • 33.365116, -84.405758
  • 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 Bakersfield Farms

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Bakersfield Farms is near Clayton County and also Spalding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spalding 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 Bakersfield Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakersfield Farms ...

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.

• Birdie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Birdie is located in Spalding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
• Broom Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Broom Hall is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hall
• Cross Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Gypsy Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gypsy Woods is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Woods
• Harp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harp is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
• Kingswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Porters Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Porters Ridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Ridge
• Quail Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rest ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rest is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest

How Far From Bakersfield Farms 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 Bakersfield Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bakersfield Farms and extending to:

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Bakersfield Farms to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'