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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 Bakerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bakerville 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 Bakerville:
    • 36.233955, -89.917867
    • 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 Bakerville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Bakerville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Bakerville.

Within Missouri, the name Bakerville is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This Bakerville is located in Cochise County and lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bakerville that is located in Pemiscot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Bakerville.
    • Colorado
      • Clear Creek County
      • This Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bakerville that is located in Pemiscot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clear Creek County community of Bakerville.
    • Illinois
      • Jefferson County
      • This Bakerville is located in Jefferson County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bakerville that is located in Pemiscot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bakerville.
      • Logan County
      • This Bakerville is located in Logan County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the north of the Bakerville that is located in Pemiscot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Bakerville.
    • South Dakota
      • Custer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Bakerville [Custer County].
    • Tennessee
      • Humphreys County
      • This Bakerville is located in Humphreys County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bakerville that is located in Pemiscot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Bakerville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Wood County
      • This Bakerville is located in Wood County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the north of the Bakerville that is located in Pemiscot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Bakerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakerville ...

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.

  • Blazer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blazer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
    • Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
  • Bowie Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Corner
    • Bowie Corner is located in Dunklin County
  • Bragg City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
    • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Braggadocio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggadocio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
    • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
  • Deco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deco
    • Deco is located in Pemiscot County
  • Deer Land
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Land
    • Deer Land is located in Dunklin County
  • Gill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Gill is located in Pemiscot County
  • Homestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
    • Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • New Survey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Survey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
    • New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
  • Peach Orchard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
    • Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
  • Shade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
    • Shade is located in Pemiscot County
  • Terry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Terry is located in Pemiscot County
  • Tinkerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
    • Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County

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

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

  • Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bakerville to Caruthersville, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bakerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bakerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bakerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2340, Longitude: -89.9179       In this case, the coordinates for Bakerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bakerville 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.
<3>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.
<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 Bakerville 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 315.774 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.085 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.044 degrees.









 

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