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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 Bayside Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayside Village 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 Bayside Village:
    • 27.997300, -82.603200
    • 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 Bayside Village
  • 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
    • Since Bayside Village is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Bayside Village

Communities Also Named Bayside Village ...

We found two communities that are also named Bayside Village.

Within Florida, the name Bayside Village is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This Bayside Village is located in San Diego County and lies 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayside Village that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Bayside Village.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Bayside Village is located in Harford County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayside Village that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bayside Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayside Village ...

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.

  • Canal Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Canal Shores is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Shores
  • Crestridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crestridge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestridge
  • Edgewater Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewater Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Place
  • Fountain Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Holiday Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
  • Holly Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holly Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
  • Jane Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jane Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Terrace
  • Lane Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
  • Meadow Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Palm Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Palm Bay is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Bay
  • Pebblebrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
  • Pelican Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pelican Island is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Island
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Rainbow Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rainbow Court is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Court
    • Rocky Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rocky Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
    • Rocky Ford
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rocky Ford is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Saltmarsh
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Saltmarsh is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltmarsh
    • Sandpiper
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandpiper is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
    • Sweetwater
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sweetwater is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sweetwater Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Creek
    • Sweetwater Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sweetwater Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
    • Sweetwater Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sweetwater Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Terrace
    • Twelve Oaks Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
    • Waterfront Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Waterfront Cove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront Cove
    • Wood Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wood Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake

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

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bayside Village to Tampa, with an average speed<2> 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Bayside Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bayside Village 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 Bayside Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9973, Longitude: -82.6032       In this case, the coordinates for Bayside Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.909 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.325 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.927 degrees.