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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Point 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 Point:
- 38.029280, -121.960465
- 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 Point
- 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 Contra Costa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- Since Bay Point is near Solano County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Solano County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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 Point
Communities Also Named Bay Point ...
We found five communities that are also named Bay Point.
Within California, the name Bay Point is unique.
Beyond California, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Monroe County
- This Bay Point is located in Monroe County and lies 2,530 miles [4,071.6 km]<1> to the east of the Bay Point that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Bay Point.
- Maine
- Sagadahoc County
- This Bay Point is located in Sagadahoc County and lies 2,707 miles [4,356.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bay Point that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sagadahoc County community of Bay Point.
- Michigan
- Benzie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bay Point [Benzie County].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Bay Point is located in Suffolk County and lies 2,616 miles [4,210 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bay Point that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bay Point.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Bay Point is located in Harris County and lies 1,637 miles [2,634.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bay Point that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Bay Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Point ...
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.
- Birds Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chipps
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chipps is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Cornwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Empire ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Montezuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkle is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkle
- Spoonbill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spoonbill is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonbill
- Vine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
How Far From Bay Point 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 Bay Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Point and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Point to Martinez, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,390 miles [11,893.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,157 miles [13,127.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bay Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Point 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. |
| <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 Bay Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0293, Longitude: -121.9605 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.843 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.735 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.883 degrees. |
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