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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Baywood.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baywood 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 Baywood:
- 27.938500, -82.469800<1>
- 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 Baywood
- 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 Baywood 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 Baywood
Communities Also Named Baywood ...
We found nine communities that are also named Baywood.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Baywood.
Beyond Florida, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Putnam County
- This Baywood is located in Putnam County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Baywood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Baywood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Baywood, San Mateo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Baywood [San Mateo County].
- Louisiana
- Baywood, East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Baywood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Baywood.
- New Jersey
- Baywood, Ocean County
- This Baywood is located in Ocean County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Baywood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Baywood.
- New York
- Baywood, Suffolk County
- This Baywood is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Baywood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Baywood.
- North Carolina
- Baywood, Pitt County
- This Baywood is located in Pitt County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Baywood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Baywood.
- Ohio
- Baywood, Clermont County
- This community is historic<4> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Baywood.
- Texas
- Baywood, Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Baywood [Harris County].
- Virginia
- Baywood, Grayson County
- This Baywood is located in Grayson County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the north of the Baywood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Baywood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baywood ...
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.
- Archer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Archer is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Ben Hur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ben Hur is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Blue Moon Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Moon Court is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon Court
- Bonnie Brae
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bonnie Brae is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonniehaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bonniehaven is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
- Bryans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bryans is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cairo is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Canning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canning is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Caruthers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Caruthers is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
- Casey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Casey is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Central Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Central Court is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Cones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cones is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- Courier City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Courier City is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
- Crabcake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crabcake is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabcake
- Dills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dills is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dixie is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Edgewater Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edgewater Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edison Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edison Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Park
- Eldorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Elenor Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elenor Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor Place
- Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Erin Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Erin Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
- Estuary
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Estuary is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
- Fishers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fishers is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Francis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Gary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Garytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garytown is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
- Geneva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Goldmine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goldmine is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
- Golf View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golf View Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Park
- Golf View Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golf View Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Place
- Gray Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gray Gables is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Grove Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Heights
- Harbour Court
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harbour Court is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Court
- Havana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Havana is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Hick
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hick is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hick
- Highway Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highway Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park
- Homestead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Horizon Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horizon Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Place
- Ida Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ida Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Heights
- Island Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Island Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Place
- Jean Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jean Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Place
- Jensen Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jensen Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- Kelloggs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kelloggs is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs
- Knights Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knights Landing is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Lamb
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lamb is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Gardens is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Lincoln Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lincoln Square is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Live Oak Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Place
- Louis Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Louis Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Place
- Lucky Strike
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lucky Strike is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
- Luna Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Luna Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna Park
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lyons is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Madrid
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Madrid is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Maine Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maine Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Park
- Masons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Masons is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Michigan Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Heights
- Michigan Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Michigan Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park
- Minneola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Minneola is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
- Near Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Near Bay is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Near Bay
- Oriole
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oriole is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Overlook is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Palm Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Palm Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Park
- Palm Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Palm Way is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Way
- Panama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panama is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Park City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park City is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Picadilly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Picadilly is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picadilly
- Piney Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piney Woods is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Princess Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Princess Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Park
- Riverwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverwoods is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Seabreeze
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seabreeze is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Seldomridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seldomridge is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldomridge
- Sparkman Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
- Stonehouse
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stonehouse is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehouse
- Suburb Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Suburb Royal is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb Royal
- Tanner Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanner Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Terra Nova
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Terra Nova is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Nova
- Thrashers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thrashers is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Virginia Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park
- Wood Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wood Grove is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Grove
- Woodlawn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodlawn Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
How Far From Baywood 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 included the distance from a community such as Baywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baywood and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Baywood to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Baywood:
Decimal: 27.93850, -82.469800
DDMMSS: 27° 56' 18", -82° 28' 11" |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baywood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Baywood 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. |
| <4> | 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 Baywood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Baywood 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 Baywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9385, Longitude: -82.4698 In this case, the coordinates for Baywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.834 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.23 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.897 degrees. |
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