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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 Bay Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Springs 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 Bay Springs:
- 34.606266, -80.154789
- 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 Bay Springs
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Bay Springs is near Darlington County and also Anson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anson 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 Bay Springs
Communities Also Named Bay Springs ...
We found four communities that are also named Bay Springs.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Bay Springs.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Sumter County
- This Bay Springs is located in Sumter County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bay Springs that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Bay Springs.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Bay Springs is located in Cherokee County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the west of the Bay Springs that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Bay Springs.
- Florida
- Escambia County
- This Bay Springs is located in Escambia County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bay Springs that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Bay Springs.
- Mississippi
- Jasper County
- This Bay Springs is located in Jasper County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bay Springs that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Bay Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Springs ...
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.
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hunts Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Mill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Mill
- Hunts Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Spring
- Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Lees Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lees Crossroads is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossroads
- Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rivers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rivers is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
How Far From Bay Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bay Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Springs and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Springs to Chesterfield, 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Bay Springs) 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 Bay Springs 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 Bay Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6063, Longitude: -80.1548 In this case, the coordinates for Bay Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.827 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.01 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.423 degrees. |
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