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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 Baileytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baileytown 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 Baileytown:
- 41.308149, -74.081255
- 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 Baileytown
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Baileytown is near Rockland County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Baileytown
Communities Also Named Baileytown ...
We found four communities that are also named Baileytown.
Within New York, the name Baileytown is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Baileytown is located in Cullman County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Baileytown that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Baileytown.
- Jackson County
- This Baileytown is located in Jackson County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the west southwest of the Baileytown that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Baileytown.
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Baileytown is located in Cumberland County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Baileytown that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Baileytown.
- Virginia
- Suffolk City
- This Baileytown is located in Suffolk City and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Baileytown that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Baileytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baileytown ...
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.
- Bull Mine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Mine is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Mine
- Cedar Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flats is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
- Central Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Highland Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Plaza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillside Plaza is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Plaza
- Indian Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Jones Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- King's Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- King's Ferry is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Ferry
- Marycrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marycrest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marycrest
- Mountain House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain House is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Mountain Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mountainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Maples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Maples is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Maples
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Baileytown 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 Baileytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baileytown and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baileytown to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Baileytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Baileytown 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 Baileytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3081, Longitude: -74.0813 In this case, the coordinates for Baileytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.923 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.592 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.428 degrees. |
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