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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 Bayshore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayshore 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 Bayshore:
    • 39.215109, -76.420515
    • 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 Bayshore
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Bayshore is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Bayshore

Communities Also Named Bayshore ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Bayshore.

Within Maryland, the name Bayshore is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bayshore [Alameda County].
      • San Mateo County
      • This Bayshore is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bayshore that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Bayshore.
    • Florida
      • Lee County
      • This Bayshore is located in Lee County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bayshore that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Bayshore.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Bayshore is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the south southwest of the Bayshore that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Bayshore.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bayshore [Marquette County].
    • Missouri
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bayshore [Jefferson County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Bayshore lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bayshore that is located in Baltimore County.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Bayshore is located in New Hanover County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bayshore that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Bayshore.
      • Onslow County
      • This Bayshore is located in Onslow County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south of the Bayshore that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Bayshore.
    • Ohio
      • Sandusky County
      • This Bayshore is located in Sandusky County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bayshore that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Bayshore.
    • Ontario
      • This Bayshore lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<2> to the north of the Bayshore that is located in Baltimore County.
    • Oregon
      • Lincoln County
      • This Bayshore is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,443 miles [3,931.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bayshore that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bayshore.
    • Washington
      • Mason County
      • This Bayshore is located in Mason County and lies 2,373 miles [3,819 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bayshore that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Bayshore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayshore ...

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.

  • Airport Beach ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Airport Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Beach
  • Breezy Point Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Breezy Point Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point Beach
  • Cedar Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
  • Eagle Nest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Nest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Evergreen Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Island View Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Island View Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Beach
  • Lodge Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lodge Forest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Forest
  • Lynch Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
  • Porters Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Porters Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Park
  • Sparrows Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
  • Wildwood Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wildwood Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Bayshore once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayshore and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayshore to Towson, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 over two days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bayshore 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bayshore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Bayshore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bayshore 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 Bayshore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2151, Longitude: -76.4205       In this case, the coordinates for Bayshore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.505 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.051 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.33 degrees.