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Communities Also Named Baird ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Baird.

Within Ontario, the name Baird is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta 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 California community of Baird [Shasta County].
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Baird is located in Polk County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Baird.
    • Iowa
      • Harrison County
      • This Baird is located in Harrison County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Baird.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair 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 Baird [Saint Clair County].
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Baird is located in Sunflower County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Baird.
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • This Baird is located in Dunklin County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Baird.
    • Montana
      • Granite 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 Montana community of Baird [Granite County].
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell 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 North Carolina community of Baird [Caldwell County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington 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 Pennsylvania community of Baird [Washington County].
    • Texas
      • Callahan County
      • This Baird is located in Callahan County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callahan County community of Baird.
    • Washington
      • Douglas 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 Washington community of Baird [Douglas County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baird ...

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.

  • Flint
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Jelly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jelly came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelly
  • Jumbo Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumbo Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo Gardens
  • Lee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Moose Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Hill
  • Stanley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stepstone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stepstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepstone
  • Thunder Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Twin City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City

How Far From Baird 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 Baird to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Baird to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Baird, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baird) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baird. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4242, Longitude: -89.4253    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Baird 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 . 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Baird to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.484 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.455 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.447 degrees.




 

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