Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bagley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bagley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bagley
- 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 Bagley:
- 35.576548, -78.169439
- 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 Bagley
- 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 Johnston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnston County
- Since Bagley is near Wayne County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Wilson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bagley ...
We found nine communities that share the name Bagley.
Within North Carolina, the name Bagley is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- This Bagley is located in Menominee County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bagley that is located in Johnston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Bagley.
- Otsego 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 Michigan community of Bagley [Otsego County].
- Minnesota
- New Hampshire
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bagley ...
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.
- Crumplers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumplers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumplers Crossroads
- Crumplers Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Hares Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hares Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Crossroads
- Hares Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Hickory Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
- Hickory Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Hollands Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollands Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Crossroads
- Hollands Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Kirbys Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Crossing
- Kirbys Crossing is located in Wilson County
- Micro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Noble Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hills
- Noble Hills is located in Johnston County
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pine Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pine Level is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Level <4>
- Rains Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Shoeheel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Bagley 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 Bagley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bagley and extending to:
- Smithfield, which is the Seat of Johnston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bagley to Smithfield, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bagley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bagley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bagley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5765, Longitude: -78.1694 In this case, the coordinates for Bagley 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 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 Bagley 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'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 Bagley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.69 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.849 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.36 degrees. |