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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 Bayside Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayside Village 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 Bayside Village:
- 32.781438, -117.203369
- 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 Bayside Village
- 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Bayside Village
Communities Also Named Bayside Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Bayside Village.
Within California, the name Bayside Village is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Bayside Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km]<1> to the east of the Bayside Village that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bayside Village.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Bayside Village is located in Harford County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bayside Village that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bayside Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayside Village ...
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.
- Fiesta Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Shores
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fleetridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fleetridge is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetridge
- Golden Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Mission Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mission Beach is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
- Mission Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Normal Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
- Ocean Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Beach is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Overlook is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Sunset Cliffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Cliffs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cliffs
- University City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- University City is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From Bayside Village 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 Bayside Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayside Village and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bayside Village to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,268 miles [3,650 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,391 miles [13,504 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Bayside Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bayside Village 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 Bayside Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7814, Longitude: -117.2034 In this case, the coordinates for Bayside Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.188 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.774 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.011 degrees. |
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