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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 Baileyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baileyville 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 Baileyville:
    • 31.052337, -96.828541
    • 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 Baileyville
  • 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 Milam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Milam County
    • Since Baileyville is near Falls County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 Baileyville

Communities Also Named Baileyville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Baileyville.

Within Texas, the name Baileyville is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Baileyville is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baileyville that is located in Milam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Baileyville.
    • Illinois
      • Ogle County
      • This Baileyville is located in Ogle County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Baileyville that is located in Milam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Baileyville.
    • Kansas
      • Nemaha County
      • This Baileyville is located in Nemaha County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the north of the Baileyville that is located in Milam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Baileyville.
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Baileyville is located in Washington County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baileyville that is located in Milam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Baileyville.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Baileyville is located in Orange County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baileyville that is located in Milam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Baileyville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Baileyville is located in Centre County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baileyville that is located in Milam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Baileyville.
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Baileyville [Charlotte County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baileyville ...

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.

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

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

  • Cameron, which is the Seat of Milam County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baileyville to Cameron, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,806 miles [12,562.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Baileyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Baileyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Baileyville 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 Baileyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0523, Longitude: -96.8285    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.729 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.019 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.853 degrees.