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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 Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Lake 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 Lake:
- 28.385717, -81.574951
- 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 Lake
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Bay Lake is near Osceola County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Lake
Communities Also Named Bay Lake ...
We found four communities that are also named Bay Lake.
There are three communities within Florida that are also named Bay Lake.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Bay Lake in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- This Bay Lake is located in Hillsborough County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bay Lake that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bay Lake.
- Lake County
- This Bay Lake is located in Lake County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bay Lake that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Bay Lake.
- Marion County
- This Bay Lake is located in Marion County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bay Lake that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Bay Lake.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- This Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bay Lake that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Bay Lake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Lake ...
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.
- Celebration
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- ChampionsGate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
- Doctor Phillips
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
- Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Lake Butter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Butter is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
- Reunion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tangelo Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
- Vineland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vineland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
How Far From Bay Lake 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 city such as Bay Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Lake and extending to:
- Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Lake to Orlando, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 215 miles [346 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bay Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lake 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 Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3857, Longitude: -81.5750 In this case, the coordinates for Bay Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.395 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.784 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.518 degrees. |
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