Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bagdad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bagdad and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bagdad
- 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 Bagdad:
- 37.905417, -77.423315
- 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 Bagdad
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Bagdad is near Hanover County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- eBird sighting report for King William 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 Bagdad ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Bagdad.
Within Virginia, the name Bagdad is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Bagdad, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- New Brunswick
- This Bagdad lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bagdad that is located in Caroline County.
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- This Bagdad is located in Erie County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bagdad that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bagdad.
- Westmoreland County
- This Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the north northwest of the Bagdad that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Bagdad.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Jackson 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 Tennessee community of Bagdad [Jackson County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bagdad [Smith County].
- Texas
- Washington
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 10,081 miles [16,223.8 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bagdad ...
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.
- Bowersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Bowersville is located in Caroline County
- Cedar Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Cedar Fork is located in Caroline County
- Edgar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Gum Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hart Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Corner
- Hart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Houstons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houstons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstons Corner
- Houstons Corner is located in Caroline County
- Kidds Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kidds Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Fork
- Kidds Fork is located in Caroline County
- Little River Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
- Little River Crossing is located in Hanover County
- McDuff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Oliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Poplar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Reedy Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Mill
- Reedy Mill is located in Caroline County
- Signboard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Swans Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans Corner
- Swans Corner is located in Caroline County
How Far From Bagdad 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 Bagdad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bagdad and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bagdad to Bowling Green, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bagdad. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bagdad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bagdad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9054, Longitude: -77.4233 In this case, the coordinates for Bagdad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bagdad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bagdad could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Bagdad 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 308.173 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.609 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.248 degrees. |