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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 Bainbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bainbridge 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 Bainbridge:
    • 35.690432, -78.599171
    • 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 Bainbridge
  • 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 Bainbridge ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Bainbridge.

Within North Carolina, the name Bainbridge is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Bainbridge, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale 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 Alabama community of Bainbridge [Lauderdale County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Bainbridge lies 2,489 miles [4,005.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
    • Georgia
      • Decatur County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Decatur County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Bainbridge.
    • Illinois
      • Williamson County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Williamson County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Bainbridge.
    • Indiana
      • Putnam County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Putnam County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Bainbridge.
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Christian County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Bainbridge.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bainbridge [Cecil County].
      • Worcester County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Worcester County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Bainbridge.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bainbridge [Berrien County].
    • Minnesota
      • Cottonwood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Bainbridge [Cottonwood County].
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Bainbridge.
      • Clinton County
      • Although located in Clinton County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Bainbridge.
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Chenango County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Bainbridge.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Geauga County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Bainbridge.
      • Ross County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Ross County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the northwest of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Bainbridge.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Lancaster County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Bainbridge.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Bainbridge is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,374 miles [3,820.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bainbridge that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Bainbridge.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • England
      • Distance: 3,744 miles [6,025.4 km]<2> to the northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bainbridge ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Wake County
  • Echo Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Heights
    • Echo Heights is located in Wake County
  • Emerald Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
    • Emerald Village is located in Wake County
  • Forest Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
    • Forest Landing is located in Wake County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Wake County
  • Heather Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
    • Heather Hills is located in Wake County
  • Heatheridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatheridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatheridge
    • Heatheridge is located in Wake County
  • Hillandale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Hillandale is located in Wake County
  • Legend Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Hills
    • Legend Hills is located in Wake County
  • Malibu Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Valley
    • Malibu Valley is located in Wake County
  • Rangewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
    • Rangewood is located in Wake County
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills is located in Wake County
  • Tiffany Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods
    • Tiffany Woods is located in Wake County
  • Van Story Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Story Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Story Hills
    • Van Story Hills is located in Wake County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bainbridge and extending to:

  • Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Bainbridge to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bainbridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

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 Bainbridge, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bainbridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bainbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6904, Longitude: -78.5992       In this case, the coordinates for Bainbridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Bainbridge 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.
<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>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 Bainbridge 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 308.931 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.142 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.488 degrees.




 

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