Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bayview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bayview
- 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 Bayview:
- 38.007025, -122.318779
- 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 Bayview
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- Since Bayview is near Solano County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Solano County
- eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Bayview ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Bayview.
Within California, the name Bayview is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 24 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Bayview is located in Bay County and lies 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km]<1> to the east of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Bayview.
- Pinellas 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 Florida community of Bayview [Pinellas County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Mille Lacs County
- This Bayview is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Bayview.
- Saint Louis County
- This Bayview is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,638 miles [2,636.1 km] to the east northeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Bayview.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Bayview is located in Chautauqua County and lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Bayview.
- Jefferson County
- This Bayview is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km] to the east northeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bayview.
- Suffolk County
- This Bayview is located in Suffolk County and lies 2,630 miles [4,232.6 km] to the east northeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bayview.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Bayview lies 3,342 miles [5,378.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Bayview lies 2,004 miles [3,225.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- Oregon
- Prince Edward Island
- This Bayview lies 2,995 miles [4,820 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Bayview is located in Blount County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<1> to the east of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Bayview.
- Hamilton County
- This Bayview is located in Hamilton County and lies 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km] to the east of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Bayview.
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Bayview is located in Cameron County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Bayview.
- Galveston County
- This Bayview is located in Galveston County and lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km] to the east southeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Bayview.
- Harris 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 Texas community of Bayview [Harris County].
- Virginia
- Isle of Wight County
- This Bayview is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 2,485 miles [3,999.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Bayview.
- Northampton County
- This Bayview is located in Northampton County and lies 2,508 miles [4,036.2 km] to the east northeast of the Bayview that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Bayview.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayview ...
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.
- Christie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Crockett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Crockett is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <5>
- Giant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Glencove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hercules
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
- Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <5>
- Nitro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rodeo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeo
- Rodeo is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodeo <5>
- Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
- Thousand Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousand Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
- Thousand Oaks is located in Alameda County
- Triangle Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triangle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Court
- Triangle Court is located in Contra Costa County
How Far From Bayview to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bayview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayview and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bayview to Martinez, with an average speed<6> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,164 miles [13,138.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bayview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0070, Longitude: -122.3188 In this case, the coordinates for Bayview 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 Bayview, 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 Bayview 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bayview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.143 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.094 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.104 degrees. |