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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 Bayside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayside 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 Bayside:
    • 44.463966, -68.423630
    • 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 Bayside
  • 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 Bayside ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Bayside.

There is one other community in Maine which is also named Bayside.

Beyond Maine, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, twenty are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maine ...
    • Waldo County
      • This Bayside is located in Waldo County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Bayside.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Bayside is located in Baldwin County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Bayside.
      • Morgan County
      • This Bayside is located in Morgan County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km] to the west southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Bayside.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Bayside is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,781 miles [4,475.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Bayside.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Bayside.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Bayside is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bayside.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Bayside is located in Plymouth County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Bayside.
    • Michigan
      • Bay 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 Michigan community of Bayside [Bay County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Bayside lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Bayside is located in Rockingham County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Bayside.
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Bayside is located in Queens County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Bayside.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • 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 Newfoundland and Labrador community of Bayside.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ontario
      • This Bayside lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Bayside lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Bayside is located in Kent County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Bayside.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Bayside is located in Roane County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Bayside.
    • Texas
      • Cameron 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 Bayside [Cameron County].
      • Refugio County
      • This Bayside is located in Refugio County and lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Refugio County community of Bayside.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden 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 Vermont community of Bayside [Chittenden County].
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Bayside is located in Accomack County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Bayside.
      • Mathews County
      • This Bayside is located in Mathews County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mathews County community of Bayside.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Bayside is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Bayside.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Bayside is located in Westmoreland County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Bayside.
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • This Bayside is located in Milwaukee County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bayside that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Bayside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayside ...

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.

  • Eden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Hancock County
  • Egypt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Hancock County
  • Hall Quarry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
    • Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
  • Hulls Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Indian Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
    • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
  • Joyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
    • Joyville is located in Hancock County
  • Pretty Marsh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
    • Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
  • Red Rock Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
    • Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Town Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
    • Town Hill is located in Hancock County

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

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

  • Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the North.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Bayside to Augusta, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,025 miles [9,696.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,900 miles [6,276.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.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- Bayside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4640, Longitude: -68.4236       In this case, the coordinates for Bayside 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 Bayside, 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 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 Bayside 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Bayside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.014 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.736 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.197 degrees.









 

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