Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baynham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baynham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baynham
- 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 Baynham:
- 33.704304, -81.793720
- 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 Baynham
- 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Baynham is near Edgefield County and also Saluda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- eBird sighting report for Saluda 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Baynham ...
We found one communities that share the name Baynham.
Within South Carolina, the name Baynham is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Baynham in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Baynham lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Baynham that is located in Aiken County.
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baynham ...
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.
- Balltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Edgefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Edgefield is located in Edgefield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgefield <3>
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Graniteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graniteville <3>
- Gregg Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregg Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
- Gregg Park is located in Aiken County
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Highview ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hillview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Parkhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Pine House Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine House Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine House Crossroads
- Pine House Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
- Pinecrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Rainbow Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Rainbow Falls is located in Aiken County
- Sunny Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
- Sunny Brook is located in Aiken County
- Wise ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Baynham to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Baynham 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 Baynham once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Baynham and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Baynham to Aiken, with an average speed<5> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 445 miles [716.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baynham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baynham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7043, Longitude: -81.7937 In this case, the coordinates for Baynham 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 Baynham, 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 Baynham 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 310.75 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.94 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.30 degrees. |