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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 Baynes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baynes and the surrounding area.
- 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 Baynes:
- 36.269026, -79.304742
- 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 Baynes
- 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 Caswell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell County
- Since Baynes is near Alamance County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Baynes
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baynes ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clover Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Frogsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frogsboro is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogsboro
- Green Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Green Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Hightowers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Just Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Laws
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Stagecoach Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- Stony Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Sunset Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Union Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yanceyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Baynes 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 Baynes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baynes and extending to:
- Yanceyville, which is the Seat of Caswell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Baynes to Yanceyville, with an average speed<3> 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baynes) 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 Baynes 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 Baynes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2690, Longitude: -79.3047 In this case, the coordinates for Baynes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.323 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.676 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.574 degrees. |
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