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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 Baldwinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baldwinville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Baldwinville:
    • 32.650695, -84.449642
    • 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 Baldwinville
  • 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 Baldwinville ...

We found one communities that share the name Baldwinville.

Within Georgia, the name Baldwinville is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Baldwinville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Baldwinville is located in Worcester County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baldwinville that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Baldwinville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldwinville ...

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.

  • Carsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Talbot County
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Taylor County
  • Geneva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greens Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
    • Greens Mill is located in Talbot County
  • Howard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Taylor County
  • Junction City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Talbot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
  • Olive Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
    • Olive Branch is located in Talbot County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Poplar Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Crossroads
    • Poplar Crossroads is located in Talbot County
  • Prattsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
    • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County

How Far From Baldwinville to ...

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 Baldwinville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baldwinville and extending to:

  • Talbotton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Baldwinville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baldwinville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baldwinville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baldwinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6507, Longitude: -84.4496       In this case, the coordinates for Baldwinville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Baldwinville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.238 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.505 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.569 degrees.









 

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