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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baywood
- 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:
- 29.719134, -81.816202
- 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 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Baywood is near Clay County and also Alachua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Alachua 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Baywood ...
We found nine communities that share the name Baywood.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Baywood.
Beyond Florida, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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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.
- Buffalo Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
- Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
- Edgar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <5>
- Florahome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florahome
- Florahome is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florahome <5>
- Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Georges Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Lake
- Georges Lake is located in Putnam County
- Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - J Summeral Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for J Summeral Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Summeral Grant
- J Summeral Grant is located in Putnam County
- John Middleton Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Middleton Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Middleton Grant
- John Middleton Grant is located in Putnam County
- Mannville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pecan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rice Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Rice Creek is located in Putnam County
- Rodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Baywood 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 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:
- Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Baywood to Palatka, with an average speed<6> 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/
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' (or 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7191, Longitude: -81.8162 In this case, the coordinates for Baywood 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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. |
| <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 Baywood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Baywood 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 310.605 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.212 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.299 degrees. |