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 View Estates:
27.924800, -82.499000
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.
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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found three communities that share the name Bay View Estates.
Within Florida, the name Bay View Estates is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Cherokee County
This Bay View Estates is located in Cherokee County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bay View Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Bay View Estates.
Delaware
Sussex County
This Bay View Estates is located in Sussex County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bay View Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Bay View Estates.
Maryland
Cecil County
This Bay View Estates is located in Cecil County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bay View Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Bay View Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay View Estates ...
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.
Ball (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Bay View Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay View Estates and extending to:
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bay View Estates to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 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 View Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9248, Longitude: -82.4990 In this case, the coordinates for Bay View Estates 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 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 View Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.848 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.244 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.909 degrees.