Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bailey Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bailey Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bailey Town
- 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 Town:
- 36.319582, -80.142268
- 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 Bailey Town
- 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Since Bailey Town is near Forsyth County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Bailey Town ...
We found three communities that share the name Bailey Town.
Within North Carolina, the name Bailey Town is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Bailey Town, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Union 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 South Carolina community of Bailey Town [Union County].
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This Bailey Town is located in Cocke County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the west of the Bailey Town that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Bailey Town.
- South Carolina
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Bahamas
- Distance: 732 miles [1,178 km]<2> to the south
- Bahamas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bailey Town ...
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.
- Ceramic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Chestnut Trails
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Flat Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Flat Shoals is located in Stokes County
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Stokes County
- Germanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanton
- Germanton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germanton <4>
- Hartman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Neatman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Rosebud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Walnut Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Walnut Cove is located in Stokes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Cove <4>
How Far From Bailey Town 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 Bailey Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bailey Town and extending to:
- Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Bailey Town to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bailey Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bailey Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3196, Longitude: -80.1423 In this case, the coordinates for Bailey Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bailey Town 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 309.808 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.239 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.891 degrees. |