Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baptist Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baptist Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baptist Corner
- 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 Baptist Corner:
- 42.552030, -72.762870
- 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 Baptist Corner
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Baptist Corner is near Hampshire County and also Berkshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- eBird sighting report for Berkshire 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baptist Corner ...
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.
- Cheapside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell is located in Franklin County
- Dodge Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Dodge Corner is located in Franklin County
- Foundry Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- King Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
- King Corner is located in Franklin County
- Lyonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Lyonsville is located in Franklin County
- Roaring Brook Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Brook Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook Camp
- Roaring Brook Camp is located in Franklin County
- Shirkshire
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirkshire
- Shirkshire is located in Franklin County
- Spruce Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Corner
- Spruce Corner is located in Franklin County
- Swift River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
How Far From Baptist Corner 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 Baptist Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Baptist Corner and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 87 miles [140 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Baptist Corner to Boston, 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 337 miles [542.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,155 miles [6,686.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baptist Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baptist Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baptist Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5520, Longitude: -72.7629 In this case, the coordinates for Baptist Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Baptist Corner 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 304.975 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.727 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.247 degrees. |