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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 Baird, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baird and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Baird:
    • 36.447561, -90.003703
    • 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 Baird
  • 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 Dunklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
    • Since Baird is near New Madrid County and also Pemiscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot 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 Baird

Communities Also Named Baird ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Baird.

Within Missouri, the name Baird is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Baird [Shasta County].
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Baird is located in Polk County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Baird that is located in Dunklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Baird.
    • Iowa
      • Harrison County
      • This Baird is located in Harrison County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Baird that is located in Dunklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Baird.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair 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 Michigan community of Baird [Saint Clair County].
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Baird is located in Sunflower County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<2> to the south of the Baird that is located in Dunklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Baird.
    • Montana
      • Granite County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Baird [Granite County].
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Baird [Caldwell County].
    • Ontario
      • This Baird lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<2> to the north of the Baird that is located in Dunklin County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington 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 Pennsylvania community of Baird [Washington County].
    • Texas
      • Callahan County
      • This Baird is located in Callahan County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Baird that is located in Dunklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callahan County community of Baird.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Baird [Douglas County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baird ...

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.

  • Carryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Carryville is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carryville
  • Frisbee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Frisbee is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbee
  • Page
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Page is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Peach Orchard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
  • Pine City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine City is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Providence is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Spoonerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Spoonerville is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville
  • Valley Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Ridge is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge

How Far From Baird to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Baird to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kennett, which is the Seat of Dunklin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Baird to Kennett, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Baird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baird) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Baird 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 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 Baird 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 Baird. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4476, Longitude: -90.0037       In this case, the coordinates for Baird have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.842 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.191 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.038 degrees.