Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bayou George, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayou George and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bayou George

• 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 Bayou George:
  • 30.262699, -85.539924
  • 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 Bayou George

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
  • Since Bayou George is near Calhoun County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bayou George

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayou George ...

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.

• Cairo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cairo is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cook is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
• Couch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Couch is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
• Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
• Long Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Long Point is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
• Lynn Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lynn Haven is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Haven <1>
• Nixon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nixon is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
• Panama City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Panama City is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City <1>
• Pretty Bayou
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou

How Far From Bayou George to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bayou George to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bayou George and extending to:

• Panama City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayou George to Panama City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'