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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Forest 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 Bay Forest:
- 38.187070, -76.360782
- 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 Bay Forest
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Bay Forest is near Calvert County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Bay Forest
Communities Also Named Bay Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Bay Forest.
Within Maryland, the name Bay Forest is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Bay Forest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Bay Forest is located in Horry County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bay Forest that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Bay Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Forest ...
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.
- Ancient Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Cedar Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Dutchmans Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchmans Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchmans Cove
- Elms Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elms Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms Beach
- Evergreen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Park is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gum Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Hermanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hermanville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- Laurel Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Leachburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leachburg is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachburg
- Park Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Pines
- Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Upper Jutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Jutland is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jutland
How Far From Bay Forest 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 Bay Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Forest and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Forest to Leonardtown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bay Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bay Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1871, Longitude: -76.3608 In this case, the coordinates for Bay Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.539 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.931 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.708 degrees. |
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