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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 Bailey Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bailey Camp 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 Bailey Camp:
    • 36.104574, -81.645938
    • 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 Bailey Camp
  • 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
    • Since Bailey Camp is near Watauga County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Avery 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 Bailey Camp

Communities Also Named Bailey Camp ...

We found one communities that are also named Bailey Camp.

Within North Carolina, the name Bailey Camp is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Bailey Camp in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Bailey Camp.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bailey Camp ...

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.

  • Apple Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Apple Ridge is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
  • Bamboo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bamboo is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
  • Buffalo Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
  • Cherokee Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Echo Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Echo Park is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Park
  • Falcon Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Falcon Crest is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Crest
  • Globe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Globe is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Green Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Hill is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Hemlock Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hemlock Ridge is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ridge
  • Laurel Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel Park is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Mulberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Ski Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ski Mountain is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Mountain

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bailey Camp and extending to:

  • Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bailey Camp to Lenoir, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east (E). 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 317 miles [510.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Bailey Camp, 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' (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- Bailey Camp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bailey Camp 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 Bailey Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1046, Longitude: -81.6459       In this case, the coordinates for Bailey Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.691 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.218 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.563 degrees.