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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 Bayard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayard 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 Bayard:
    • 38.501599, -75.131208
    • 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 Bayard
  • 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 Bayard ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Bayard.

Within Delaware, the name Bayard is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai 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 Arizona community of Bayard [Yavapai County].
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Bayard is located in Duval County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bayard that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Bayard.
    • Georgia
      • Harris 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 Georgia community of Bayard [Harris County].
    • Iowa
      • Guthrie County
      • This Bayard is located in Guthrie County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bayard that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of Bayard.
    • Kansas
      • Allen County
      • This Bayard is located in Allen County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<2> to the west of the Bayard that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Bayard.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel 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 Bayard [Anne Arundel County].
    • Nebraska
      • Cheyenne 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 Nebraska community of Bayard [Cheyenne County].
      • Morrill County
      • This Bayard is located in Morrill County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bayard that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrill County community of Bayard.
    • Nevada
      • Elko 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 Nevada community of Bayard [Elko County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Bayard lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bayard that is located in Sussex County.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • This Bayard is located in Grant County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km]<2> to the west of the Bayard that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Bayard.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Bayard is located in Columbiana County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bayard that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Bayard.
    • Quebec
      • This Bayard lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<2> to the north of the Bayard that is located in Sussex County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Bayard lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bayard that is located in Sussex County.
    • Virginia
      • Warren 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 Virginia community of Bayard [Warren County].
    • West Virginia
      • Grant County
      • This Bayard is located in Grant County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bayard that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Bayard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayard ...

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.

  • Bunting
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunting have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County
  • Clarksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Sussex County
  • Club House Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Club House Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club House Landing
    • Club House Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Foxfire Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
    • Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
  • Hidden Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Holly Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
    • Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
  • Indian Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
    • Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
  • Kings Grant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in Sussex County
  • Land of Pleasant Living
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of Pleasant Living have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pleasant Living
    • Land of Pleasant Living is located in Sussex County
  • Little Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
    • Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Magnolia Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
    • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Middlesex Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Beach
    • Middlesex Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mulberry Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
      • Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Ocean View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
      • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <5>
    • Peppers Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
      • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Piney Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
      • Piney Point is located in Sussex County
    • Queens Quest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Quest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
      • Queens Quest is located in Sussex County
    • Rogers Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Haven
      • Rogers Haven is located in Sussex County
    • Sassafras Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
      • Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Sea Dunes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
      • Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County
    • Strawberry Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
      • Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Teaberry Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaberry Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods
      • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayard to Georgetown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.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 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 Bayard 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' (or 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- Bayard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5016, Longitude: -75.1312    
<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 Bayard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bayard 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 306.806 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.145 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.082 degrees.









 

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