Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Baughs Crossroads:
  • 32.915961, -85.019937
  • 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 Baughs Crossroads

• 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
  • Since Baughs Crossroads is near Harris County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Baughs Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baughs Crossroads ...

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.

• Federal Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Federal Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hills
• Gray Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gray Hill is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
• Hogg Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hogg Mountain is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Mountain
• Jones Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Old Chimney
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Chimney is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chimney
• Pioneer Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Smoke Rise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
• Wisdoms Store ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wisdoms Store is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdoms Store
• Wood Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wood Valley is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Baughs Crossroads 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 Baughs Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the North.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Baughs Crossroads to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'