Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bay Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Harbor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bay Harbor
- 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 Harbor:
- 30.144284, -85.621194
- 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 Bay Harbor
- 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 Bay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bay County
- Since Bay Harbor is near Gulf County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gulf County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Bay Harbor ...
We found four communities that share the name Bay Harbor.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Bay Harbor.
Beyond Florida, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Broward County
- This Bay Harbor is located in Broward County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bay Harbor that is located in Bay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Bay Harbor.
- Broward County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Bay Harbor is located in Sussex County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bay Harbor that is located in Bay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Bay Harbor.
- Michigan
- Emmet County
- This Bay Harbor is located in Emmet County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the north of the Bay Harbor that is located in Bay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Bay Harbor.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Bay Harbor is located in Galveston County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the west of the Bay Harbor that is located in Bay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Bay Harbor.
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Harbor ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
- Cook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Long Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Long Point is located in Bay County
- Lower Grand Lagoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Grand Lagoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
- Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
- Lynn Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Lynn Haven is located in Bay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Haven <3>
- Panama City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City
- Panama City is located in Bay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City <3>
- Pretty Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
- Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
How Far From Bay Harbor 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 Bay Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Bay Harbor once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Harbor and extending to:
- Panama City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Bay Harbor to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 from Point A (ie- Bay Harbor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1443, Longitude: -85.6212 In this case, the coordinates for Bay Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Harbor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.74 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.74 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.53 degrees. |