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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bakersville:
    • 42.490031, -86.069752
    • 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 Bakersville
  • 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 Allegan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan County
    • Since Bakersville is near Van Buren County and also Kalamazoo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kalamazoo 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 Bakersville

Communities Also Named Bakersville ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Bakersville.

Within Michigan, the name Bakersville is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Bakersville is located in Litchfield County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the east of the Bakersville that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Bakersville.
    • Florida
      • Saint Johns County
      • This Bakersville is located in Saint Johns County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bakersville that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Bakersville.
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • This Bakersville is located in Washington County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bakersville that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bakersville.
    • Missouri
      • Callaway County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bakersville [Callaway County].
      • Pemiscot County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bakersville [Pemiscot County].
      • Vernon County
      • This community is historic and although located in Vernon County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Bakersville.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Bakersville [Atlantic County].
      • Mercer County
      • This Bakersville is located in Mercer County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bakersville that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Bakersville.
    • North Carolina
      • Mitchell County
      • This Bakersville is located in Mitchell County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bakersville that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Bakersville.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Bakersville is located in Rutherford County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the south southeast of the Bakersville that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Bakersville.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This Bakersville is located in Coshocton County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bakersville that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Bakersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Bakersville is located in Cambria County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bakersville that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Bakersville.
      • Somerset County
      • This Bakersville is located in Somerset County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east southeast of the Bakersville that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Bakersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakersville ...

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.

  • Bravo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bravo is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
  • Breedsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Glenn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Glenn Shores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
    • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
    • Glenn Stores
  • Grand Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hawkhead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
  • Lee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lee is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Leisure
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Leisure is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
    • Leisure has also been known as:
    • East Casco
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pearl
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pearl is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Spring Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Sulphur Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

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

  • Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bakersville to Allegan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bakersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bakersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bakersville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Bakersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bakersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4900, Longitude: -86.0698       In this case, the coordinates for Bakersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.393 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.232 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.607 degrees.