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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:
    • 38.087343, -75.374085
    • 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 Maryland, the name Bayview is unique.

Beyond Maryland, 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 2,524 miles [4,062 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 2,158 miles [3,473 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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].
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Bayview is located in Bristol County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Bayview.
    • Minnesota
      • Mille Lacs County
      • This Bayview is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km] to the northwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 414 miles [666.3 km] to the north of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 257 miles [413.6 km] to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bayview.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Bayview lies 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Worcester County.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Bayview is located in Beaufort County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester County.
    • Oregon
      • Lincoln County
      • This Bayview is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,525 miles [4,063.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bayview.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Bayview lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Worcester County.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Bayview is located in Blount County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 579 miles [931.8 km] to the west southwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km] to the west southwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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 2,439 miles [3,925.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayview that is located in Worcester 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.

  • Boxiron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxiron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
    • Boxiron is located in Worcester County
  • Boxiron Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxiron Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron Landing
    • Boxiron Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Captains Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
    • Captains Cove is located in Accomack County (VA)
  • Figgs Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Figgs Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Landing
    • Figgs Landing is located in Worcester County
  • George Island Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Island Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Island Landing
    • George Island Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Girdletree
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girdletree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
    • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
  • Goodwill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
    • Goodwill is located in Worcester County
  • Greenbackville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indiantown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown is located in Worcester County
  • Nathaniels Retreat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathaniels Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniels Retreat
    • Nathaniels Retreat is located in Worcester County
  • Public Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Public Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
    • Public Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Sign Post
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
    • Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
  • Snow Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Willow Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Worcester 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 and using the location of where the historic community of Bayview once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayview and extending to:

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bayview to Annapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 38.0873, Longitude: -75.3741       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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.976 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.275 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.347 degrees.









 

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