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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 Bayard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayard 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 Bayard:
- 41.758636, -103.324233
- 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 Bayard
- 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 Morrill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrill County
- Since Bayard is near Scotts Bluff County and also Banner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotts Bluff County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Banner 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 Bayard
Communities Also Named Bayard ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Bayard.
There is one other community in Nebraska that is also named Bayard.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nebraska ...
- Cheyenne 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 Nebraska community of Bayard [Cheyenne County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai 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 Arizona community of Bayard [Yavapai County].
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Bayard is located in Sussex County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<2> to the east of the Bayard that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Bayard.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Bayard is located in Duval County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bayard that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Bayard.
- Georgia
- Harris County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bayard [Harris County].
- Iowa
- Guthrie County
- This Bayard is located in Guthrie County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the east of the Bayard that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of Bayard.
- Kansas
- Allen County
- This Bayard is located in Allen County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bayard that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Bayard.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel 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 Maryland community of Bayard [Anne Arundel County].
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Bayard [Elko County].
- New Brunswick
- This Bayard lies 1,850 miles [2,977.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bayard that is located in Morrill County.
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This Bayard is located in Grant County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bayard that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Bayard.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Bayard is located in Columbiana County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<2> to the east of the Bayard that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Bayard.
- Quebec
- This Bayard lies 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bayard that is located in Morrill County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Bayard lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<2> to the north of the Bayard that is located in Morrill County.
- Virginia
- Warren 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 Virginia community of Bayard [Warren County].
- West Virginia
- Grant County
- This Bayard is located in Grant County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<2> to the east of the Bayard that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Bayard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayard ...
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.
- Covert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Covert is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Craft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Jane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jane is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Morrill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Piper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piper is located in Morrill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Terrytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Trout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trout is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
How Far From Bayard to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Bayard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayard and extending to:
- Bridgeport, which is the Seat of Morrill County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bayard to Bridgeport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,404 miles [8,696.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 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 Bayard 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 from Point A (ie- Bayard) 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 Bayard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bayard 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 Bayard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7586, Longitude: -103.3242 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.455 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.006 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.802 degrees. |
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