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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bayside Beach:
    • 41.866772, -70.531697
    • 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 Bayside Beach
  • 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 Bayside Beach ...

We found two communities that share the name Bayside Beach.

Within Massachusetts, the name Bayside Beach is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Bayside Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayside Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Bayside Beach.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Bayside Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayside Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Bayside Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayside Beach ...

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.

  • Cedar Bushes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bushes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bushes
    • Cedar Bushes is located in Plymouth County
  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
  • Cedarville Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Landing
    • Cedarville Landing is located in Plymouth County
  • Fishermans Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishermans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Landing
    • Fishermans Landing is located in Plymouth County
  • Halfway Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Pond
    • Halfway Pond is located in Plymouth County
  • Pondville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pondville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
    • Pondville is located in Plymouth County
  • Priscilla Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priscilla Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla Beach
    • Priscilla Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • White Horse Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
    • White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayside Beach and extending to:

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayside Beach to Plymouth, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,081 miles [6,567.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayside Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Bayside Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayside Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8668, Longitude: -70.5317       In this case, the coordinates for Bayside Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bayside Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.736 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.218 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.589 degrees.









 

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