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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 Baldwyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baldwyn 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 Baldwyn:
- 34.509841, -88.635592<1>
- 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 Baldwyn
- 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 Prentiss County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prentiss County
- Since Baldwyn is near Lee County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Baldwyn
Communities Also Named Baldwyn ...
We found one communities that are also named Baldwyn.
There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Baldwyn.
Beyond Mississippi.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Lee County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Baldwyn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldwyn ...
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.
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Blair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blair is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Chapelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapelville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelville
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graves is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
- Guntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Halltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Jug Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is also located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Pratts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pratts is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Baldwyn 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 included the distance from a city such as Baldwyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Baldwyn and extending to:
- Booneville, which is the Seat of Prentiss County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Baldwyn to Booneville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Baldwyn: Decimal: 34.50984, -88.635592 DDMMSS: 34° 30' 35", -88° 38' 8" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baldwyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Baldwyn 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 Baldwyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5098, Longitude: -88.6356 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.86 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.792 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.844 degrees. |
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