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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay 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:
    • 35.744225, -90.564205
    • 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
  • 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
    • Since Bay is near Poinsett County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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

Communities Also Named Bay ...

We found ten communities that are also named Bay.

Within Arkansas, the name Bay is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino 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 California community of Bay [San Bernardino County].
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • This Bay is located in Colquitt County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bay that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Bay.
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's 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 Maryland community of Bay [Saint Mary's County].
    • Missouri
      • Gasconade County
      • This Bay is located in Gasconade County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bay that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Bay.
    • New York
      • 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 [Kings County].
    • North Carolina
      • Tyrrell 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 North Carolina community of Bay [Tyrrell County].
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bay [Auglaize County].
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Bay is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bay that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Bay.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Bay is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bay that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Bay.
    • Virginia
      • Hampton 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 Virginia community of Bay [Hampton City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay ...

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.

  • Davis Spur
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Davis Spur is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Spur
  • Deep Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Deep Landing is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
  • Elm Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elm Grove is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Gum Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Point is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Point
  • Huskey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Huskey is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey
  • Longwill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Longwill is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwill
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Promised Land
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Promised Land is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
  • Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ridge is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Sandy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sandy is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Stacy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stacy is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy

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

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

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bay to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 773 miles [1,244 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Bay 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bay 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7442, Longitude: -90.5642    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.157 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.461 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.43 degrees.