Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bayard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bayard
- 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 Bayard:
- 32.673747, -84.906876
- 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 Bayard
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Bayard is near Muscogee County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Bayard ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Bayard.
Within Georgia, the name Bayard is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Delaware
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- Cheyenne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Bayard [Cheyenne County].
- Morrill County
- This Bayard is located in Morrill County and lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bayard that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrill County community of Bayard.
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Bayard lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bayard that is located in Harris County.
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Quebec
- This Bayard lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bayard that is located in Harris County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Bayard lies 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bayard that is located in Harris County.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayard ...
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.
- Beaver Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
- Candlestick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlestick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
- Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
- Charter Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
- Double Churches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Churches have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
- Double Churches is located in Muscogee County
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Fox Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Foxfire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Foxrun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Gordydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hearthstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
- Hidden Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Hunters Court
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
- Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
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- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Mountain Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Mulberry Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
- Peppertree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppertree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
- Pine Mountain Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain Valley
- Pine Mountain Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain Valley <5>
- Piney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Harris County
- Ranch Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
- Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Turntime Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turntime Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turntime Crossroads
- Turntime Crossroads is located in Harris County
- Twin Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Victory Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Leesburg
How Far From Bayard 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 include the distance from a community such as Bayard 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 Bayard once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayard and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Bayard to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bayard 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bayard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6737, Longitude: -84.9069 In this case, the coordinates for Bayard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bayard, 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 Bayard 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 312.505 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.817 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.738 degrees. |