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

  • 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 Bayview:
    • 41.573716, -70.949482
    • 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 Bayview
  • 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 Bayview ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Bayview.

Within Massachusetts, the name Bayview is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 24 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This Bayview is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,696 miles [4,338.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Bayview.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Bayview is located in New Haven County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Bayview.
    • Florida
      • Bay County
      • This Bayview is located in Bay County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Bayview.
      • Pinellas County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Bayview [Pinellas County].
    • Georgia
      • Long 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 Georgia community of Bayview [Long County].
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This Bayview is located in Kootenai County and lies 2,244 miles [3,611.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Bayview.
    • Maine
      • Sagadahoc 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 Maine community of Bayview [Sagadahoc County].
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bayview [Worcester County].
    • Minnesota
      • Mille Lacs County
      • This Bayview is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Bayview.
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Bayview is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Bayview.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Bayview is located in Chautauqua County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the west of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Bayview.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Bayview is located in Jefferson County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the northwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bayview.
      • Suffolk County
      • This Bayview is located in Suffolk County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west southwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bayview.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Bayview lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Bayview is located in Beaufort County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Bayview.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula 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 Ohio community of Bayview [Ashtabula County].
    • Ontario
      • This Bayview lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
    • Oregon
      • Lincoln County
      • This Bayview is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,640 miles [4,248.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bayview.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Bayview lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Bayview is located in Blount County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Bayview.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Bayview is located in Hamilton County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the west southwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Bayview.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This Bayview is located in Cameron County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Bayview.
      • Galveston County
      • This Bayview is located in Galveston County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km] to the west southwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Bayview.
      • Harris 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 Texas community of Bayview [Harris County].
    • Virginia
      • Isle of Wight County
      • This Bayview is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Bayview.
      • Northampton County
      • This Bayview is located in Northampton County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km] to the southwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Bayview.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Bayview is located in Pierce County and lies 2,530 miles [4,071.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Bayview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayview ...

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.

  • Bliss Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
    • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Cow Yard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Yard
    • Cow Yard is located in Bristol County
  • Cranberry Bog Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Bog Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Bog Corner
    • Cranberry Bog Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Fairhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
  • Great Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
    • Great Neck is located in Bristol County
  • Harbor View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbor View is located in Bristol County
  • Redgate Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgate Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Corner
    • Redgate Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Rockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Bristol County
  • Russells Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Mills
    • Russells Mills is located in Bristol County
  • Silver Shell Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Shell Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shell Beach
    • Silver Shell Beach is located in Bristol County
  • Slades Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slades Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corner
    • Slades Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Summit Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
    • Summit Grove is located in Bristol County
  • University Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Highlands
    • University Highlands is located in Bristol County

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

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

  • Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayview to Taunton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 370 miles [595.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayview. 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' (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- Bayview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5737, Longitude: -70.9495       In this case, the coordinates for Bayview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bayview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bayview 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>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 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 Bayview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.026 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.496 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.922 degrees.









 

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