Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bay View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bay View
- 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 View:
- 33.558717, -86.973606
- 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 Bay View
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Bay View is near Walker County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Bay View ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Bay View.
Within Alabama, the name Bay View is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 23 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Bay View [Hillsborough County].
- Walton County
- This Bay View is located in Walton County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Bay View.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bay View [Baltimore City].
- Cecil County
- This Bay View is located in Cecil County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Bay View.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bay View [Antrim County].
- Emmet County
- This Bay View is located in Emmet County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<2> to the north of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Bay View.
- New Brunswick
- This Bay View lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Erie County
- This Bay View is located in Erie County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bay View.
- Kings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Bay View [Kings County].
- Monroe County
- This Bay View is located in Monroe County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km] to the north northeast of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Bay View.
- Suffolk County
- This Bay View is located in Suffolk County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the northeast of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bay View.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Bay View lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Bay View is located in Erie County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bay View.
- Sandusky County
- This Bay View is located in Sandusky County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the north northeast of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Bay View.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Island County
- This Bay View is located in Island County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Bay View.
- Skagit County
- This Bay View is located in Skagit County and lies 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km] to the northwest of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Bay View.
- Wisconsin
- Kewaunee County
- This Bay View is located in Kewaunee County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<2> to the north of the Bay View that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Bay View.
- Milwaukee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Bay View [Milwaukee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay View ...
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.
- Booker Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
- Booker Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Falls Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Grays Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Gardens
- Grays Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Graysville Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Heights
- Graysville Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Maytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Merrywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Minor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <4>
- Red Wine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Sunset Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mountain
- Sunset Mountain is located in Jefferson County
- Union Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Minor
How Far From Bay View 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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay View and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bay View to Birmingham, 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bay View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bay View 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bay View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5587, Longitude: -86.9736 In this case, the coordinates for Bay View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bay View 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 313.782 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.415 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.357 degrees. |