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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 Bay Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Colony 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 Bay Colony:
    • 38.390948, -75.155742
    • 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 Bay Colony
  • 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 Bay Colony ...

We found four communities that share the name Bay Colony.

Within Maryland, the name Bay Colony is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Bay Colony is located in Sussex County and lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north of the Bay Colony that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Bay Colony.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bay Colony [Cook County].
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Bay Colony is located in Nassau County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bay Colony that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Bay Colony.
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Bay Colony is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bay Colony that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Bay Colony.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Colony ...

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.

  • Bramblewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
    • Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
  • Holiday Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
    • Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Louis Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
    • Louis Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Ocean Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Piney Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
    • Piney Island is located in Worcester County
  • Piney Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
    • Piney Point is located in Worcester County
  • Salt Grass Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Grass Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
    • Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
  • Seabright
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
    • Seabright is located in Worcester County
  • Shingle Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
    • Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Tanglewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Worcester County
  • Wood Duck Isle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Duck Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle
    • Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County

How Far From Bay Colony to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Colony to Snow Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3909, Longitude: -75.1557       In this case, the coordinates for Bay Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Colony 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.
<3>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.
<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 Colony 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 306.828 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.154 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.137 degrees.




 

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