Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Baymount Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baymount Meadows and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Baymount Meadows

• 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 Baymount Meadows:
  • 35.845137, -80.831460
  • 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 Baymount Meadows

• 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
  • Since Baymount Meadows is near Rowan County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Baymount Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baymount Meadows ...

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.

• Charles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Charles is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
• Cloverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cool Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Gather ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gather is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gather
• Glenn Echo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Glenn Echo is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Echo
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Kingswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kingswood is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Meadow View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Meadow View is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
• Ourdell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ourdell is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourdell
• Snow Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Creek is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
• Valley Stream
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Stream is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
• Wildwood Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wildwood Park is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park

How Far From Baymount Meadows to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Baymount Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Baymount Meadows and extending to:

• Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Baymount Meadows to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'