Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Bainbridge:
  • 30.925188, -84.583248
  • 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 West Bainbridge

• 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Since West Bainbridge is near Seminole County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller 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 West Bainbridge

Communities Also Named West Bainbridge ...

We found one communities that are also named West Bainbridge.

Within Georgia, the name West Bainbridge is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Chenango County
    • This West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Bainbridge that is located in Decatur County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of West Bainbridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bainbridge ...

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.

• Bethany
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Climax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Climax is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <2>
• Faceville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Faceville is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
• Iron City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron City is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron City <2>
• Lynn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Magnolia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnolia is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Recovery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Recovery is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
• Twilight ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Twilight is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight

How Far From West Bainbridge 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 community such as West Bainbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bainbridge, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from West Bainbridge 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'