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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 Bailey Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bailey Town 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 Bailey Town:
    • 34.806245, -81.540097
    • 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 Bailey Town
  • 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 Bailey Town ...

We found three communities that share the name Bailey Town.

Within South Carolina, the name Bailey Town is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Stokes County
      • This Bailey Town is located in Stokes County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bailey Town that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Bailey Town.
    • Tennessee
      • Cocke County
      • This Bailey Town is located in Cocke County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bailey Town that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Bailey Town.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Bahamas
      • Distance: 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the south southeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bailey Town ...

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.

  • Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauty Spot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
    • Beauty Spot is located in York County
  • Borax ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
    • Borax is located in York County
  • Bullock Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
    • Bullock Creek is located in York County
  • Cotton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
    • Cotton is located in York County
  • Flat Rock ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Union County
  • Kelly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Union County
  • Monarch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
    • Monarch is located in Union County
  • No Mans Land ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for No Mans Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Mans Land
    • No Mans Land is located in Union County
  • Pine Tree ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
    • Pine Tree is located in Union County
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Union County
  • Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Worthys Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthys Ferry
    • Worthys Ferry is located in Chester County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Bailey Town once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bailey Town and extending to:

  • Union, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Bailey Town to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 376 miles [605.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bailey Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bailey Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8062, Longitude: -81.5401       In this case, the coordinates for Bailey Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Bailey Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bailey Town 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 310.622 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.952 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.898 degrees.




 

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