Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bailey 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 Bailey Corner:
  • 44.172294, -69.744489
  • 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 Bailey 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
  • Since Bailey Corner is near Lincoln County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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 Bailey Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bailey 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.

• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Frenchs Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Frenchs Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corner
• Hatchs Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
• Head Tide
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
• Iceboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceboro
• Libby Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Libby Hill is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Hill
• Purgatory
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
• Randolph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <1>
• Ring Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ring Hill is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Hill
• Spears Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Spears Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corner

How Far From Bailey Corner 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 Bailey Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bailey Corner and extending to:

• Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bailey Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,380 miles [8,658.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,967 miles [6,384.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'