Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bailey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bailey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bailey
- 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:
- 36.053167, -82.325688
- 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
- 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Since Bailey is near Yancey County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yancey County
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Bailey.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Bailey.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Davie County
- Nash County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bailey [Harlan County].
- Rowan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bailey [Rowan County].
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Bailey is located in Jefferson County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bailey that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bailey.
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bailey [Pulaski County].
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Bailey lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bailey that is located in Mitchell County.
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Bailey is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bailey that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Bailey.
- Weber County
- This Bailey is located in Weber County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km] to the west northwest of the Bailey that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Bailey.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bailey [Lee County].
- Tazewell County
- This Bailey is located in Tazewell County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bailey that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Bailey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bailey ...
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.
- Bee Log
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Green Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Yancey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain <6>
- Hawk Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Branch
- Hawk Branch is located in Yancey County
- Honeycutt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Huntdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Lillydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Lost Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Peppers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Pigeonroost
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeonroost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County
- Pleasant Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
- Pleasant Garden is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Poplar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Relief
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Upper Pigeonroost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Pigeonroost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Pigeonroost
- Upper Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County
- Poplar
How Far From Bailey 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bailey and extending to:
- Bakersville, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bailey to Bakersville, with an average speed<7> 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 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bailey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bailey 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. |
| <2> | 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- Bailey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bailey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0532, Longitude: -82.3257 In this case, the coordinates for Bailey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.093 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.671 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.854 degrees. |