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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 Bayonet Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayonet Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bayonet Point:
    • 28.323703, -82.687205
    • 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 Bayonet Point
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayonet Point ...

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.

  • Great Lakes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Lakes
    • Great Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
  • Greenfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Pasco County
  • Gulf Harbors
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Harbors have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Harbors
    • Gulf Harbors is located in Pasco County
  • Gulf Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pine
    • Gulf Pine is located in Pasco County
  • Hernando Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Holiday
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Keystone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Seven Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Seven Springs is located in Pasco County
  • Shady Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tarpon Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Timber Pines
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
  • Trinity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bayonet Point and extending to:

  • Dade City, which is the Seat of Pasco County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bayonet Point to Dade City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Pasco County: www.pascocountyfl.net/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bayonet Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayonet Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3237, Longitude: -82.6872    
<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 Bayonet Point 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 310.979 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.45 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.888 degrees.




 

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