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37.248842, -88.496516
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We found ten communities that are also named Bay City.
Within Illinois, the name Bay City is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
La Plata County
This community is historic<1> and although located in La Plata County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Bay City.
Florida
Franklin County
This Bay City is located in Franklin County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Bay City that is located in Pope County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Bay City.
Hernando 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 Florida community of Bay City [Hernando County].
Maryland
Queen Anne's County
This Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bay City that is located in Pope County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Bay City.
Michigan
Bay County
This Bay City is located in Bay County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bay City that is located in Pope County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Bay City.
North Carolina
Pamlico County
This Bay City is located in Pamlico County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<2> to the east of the Bay City that is located in Pope County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pamlico County community of Bay City.
Oregon
Tillamook County
This Bay City is located in Tillamook County and lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bay City that is located in Pope County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Bay City.
Texas
Matagorda County
This Bay City is located in Matagorda County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bay City that is located in Pope County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Bay City.
Washington
Grays Harbor County
This Bay City is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bay City that is located in Pope County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Bay City.
Wisconsin
Pierce County
This Bay City is located in Pierce County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bay City that is located in Pope County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Bay City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay City ...
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.
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 Bay City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay City and extending to:
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bay City to Springfield, 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 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 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Bay City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
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- Bay City) 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 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 Bay City 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bay City 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 Bay City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2488, Longitude: -88.4965 In this case, the coordinates for Bay City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.917 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.235 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.185 degrees.