Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Baxley:
  • 34.427932, -80.361739
  • 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 Baxley

• 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
  • Since Baxley is near Chesterfield County and also Darlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington 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 Baxley

Communities Also Named Baxley ...

We found one communities that are also named Baxley.

Within South Carolina, the name Baxley is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Baxley in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Appling County
    • This Baxley is located in Appling County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Baxley that is located in Kershaw County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appling County community of Baxley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baxley ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Big Springs is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Clyde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clyde is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Green Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Green Hill is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Junction ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Junction is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Kellytown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kellytown is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
• Pine Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Tabernacle ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tabernacle is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Tillers Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
• Tillersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tillersville is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillersville

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

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baxley to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'