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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 Bayshore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayshore 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 Bayshore:
    • 26.715347, -81.823418
    • 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 Bayshore
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Bayshore is near Charlotte County and also Hendry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendry 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 Bayshore

Communities Also Named Bayshore ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Bayshore.

There is one other community in Florida that is also named Bayshore.

Beyond Florida, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Miami-Dade County
      • This Bayshore is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bayshore that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Bayshore.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bayshore [Alameda County].
      • San Mateo County
      • This Bayshore is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,468 miles [3,971.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayshore that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Bayshore.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bayshore [Baltimore County].
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bayshore [Marquette County].
    • Missouri
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bayshore [Jefferson County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Bayshore lies 1,695 miles [2,727.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayshore that is located in Lee County.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Bayshore is located in New Hanover County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayshore that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Bayshore.
      • Onslow County
      • This Bayshore is located in Onslow County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the north northeast of the Bayshore that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Bayshore.
    • Ohio
      • Sandusky County
      • This Bayshore is located in Sandusky County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the north of the Bayshore that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Bayshore.
    • Ontario
      • This Bayshore lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayshore that is located in Lee County.
    • Oregon
      • Lincoln County
      • This Bayshore is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,631 miles [4,234.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bayshore that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bayshore.
    • Washington
      • Mason County
      • This Bayshore is located in Mason County and lies 2,635 miles [4,240.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bayshore that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Bayshore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayshore ...

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.

  • Biggar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
  • Lakeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Page Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Page Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
  • Palm and Pine Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
  • Pirate Harbor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pirate Harbor is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Harbor
  • Samville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Samville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
  • Tuckers Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
  • Whiskey Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayshore and extending to:

  • Fort Myers, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bayshore to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bayshore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bayshore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Bayshore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bayshore 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 Bayshore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7153, Longitude: -81.8234       In this case, the coordinates for Bayshore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.399 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.559 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.942 degrees.