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

  • 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 Bayview:
    • 27.958947, -82.711891
    • 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 Bayview
  • 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

Communities Also Named Bayview ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Bayview.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Bayview.

Beyond Florida, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Bay County
      • This Bayview is located in Bay County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Bayview.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This Bayview is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,376 miles [3,823.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Bayview.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Bayview is located in New Haven County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Bayview.
    • Georgia
      • Long 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 Georgia community of Bayview [Long County].
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This Bayview is located in Kootenai County and lies 2,273 miles [3,658 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Bayview.
    • Maine
      • Sagadahoc 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 Maine community of Bayview [Sagadahoc County].
    • Maryland
      • Worcester 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 Bayview [Worcester County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Bayview is located in Bristol County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Bayview.
    • Minnesota
      • Mille Lacs County
      • This Bayview is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Bayview.
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Bayview is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km] to the north northwest of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Bayview.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Bayview is located in Chautauqua County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the north of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Bayview.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Bayview is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km] to the north northeast of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bayview.
      • Suffolk County
      • This Bayview is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km] to the north northeast of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bayview.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Bayview lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Bayview is located in Beaufort County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Bayview.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula 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 Ohio community of Bayview [Ashtabula County].
    • Ontario
      • This Bayview lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the north of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
    • Oregon
      • Lincoln County
      • This Bayview is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,533 miles [4,076.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bayview.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Bayview lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Bayview is located in Blount County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the north of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Bayview.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Bayview is located in Hamilton County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km] to the north northwest of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Bayview.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This Bayview is located in Cameron County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Bayview.
      • Galveston County
      • This Bayview is located in Galveston County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Bayview.
      • Harris 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 Texas community of Bayview [Harris County].
    • Virginia
      • Isle of Wight County
      • This Bayview is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Bayview.
      • Northampton County
      • This Bayview is located in Northampton County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km] to the north northeast of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Bayview.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Bayview is located in Pierce County and lies 2,518 miles [4,052.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bayview that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Bayview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayview ...

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.

  • Clearwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
    • Former name for Clearwater:
    • Clear Water Harbor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
  • Coachman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coachman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman
    • Coachman is located in Pinellas County
  • Feather Sound
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
  • Harbor Palms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Palms
    • Harbor Palms is located in Pinellas County
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Pinellas County
  • Highpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
  • Palm Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Bay
    • Palm Bay is located in Hillsborough County
  • Safety Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Bayview once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayview and extending to:

  • Clearwater, which is the Seat of Pinellas County, lies just to the West.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bayview to Tallahassee, with an average speed<6>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/

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

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- Bayview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9589, Longitude: -82.7119       In this case, the coordinates for Bayview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bayview 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 Bayview, 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Bayview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.963 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.382 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.97 degrees.









 

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