Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baxley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baxley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baxley
- 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 Baxley:
- 31.778417, -82.348622
- 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 Baxley
- 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 Appling County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Appling County
- Since Baxley is near Jeff Davis County and also Toombs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis County
- eBird sighting report for Toombs 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 Baxley ...
We found one communities that share the name Baxley.
Within Georgia, the name Baxley is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Baxley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baxley ...
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.
- Bassville
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - English Eddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
- English Eddy is located in Toombs County
- Falling Rocks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rocks
- Falling Rocks is located in Appling County
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Grays Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Toombs County
- Manns Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
- Manns Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Piney Bluff Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bluff Ferry
- Piney Bluff Ferry is located in Appling County
- Spring Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Spring Branch is located in Appling County
- Town Bluff Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff Ferry
- Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Baxley 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 city such as Baxley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baxley and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Baxley to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baxley: www.baxley.org/
The official website for Appling County: www.baxley.org/site/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Baxley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baxley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7784, Longitude: -82.3486 |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Baxley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.00 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.956 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.998 degrees. |