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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bayside Beach

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bayside Beach

• 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
  • Since Bayside Beach is near Barnstable County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol 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 Bayside Beach

Communities Also Named Bayside Beach ...

We found two communities that are also named Bayside Beach.

Within Massachusetts, the name Bayside Beach is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of two communities that are located 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)
  • Cedar Bushes is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bushes
• Cedarville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Cedarville Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedarville Landing is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Landing
• Fishermans Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fishermans Landing is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Landing
• Halfway Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Halfway Pond is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Pond
• Pondville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pondville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Priscilla Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Priscilla Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla Beach
• White Horse Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach

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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'