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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 Bayville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayville 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 Bayville:
    • 39.909285, -74.154861
    • 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 Bayville
  • 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 Bayville ...

We found five communities that share the name Bayville.

Within New Jersey, the name Bayville is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Bayville is located in Sussex County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bayville that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Bayville.
    • Maine
      • Lincoln County
      • This Bayville is located in Lincoln County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayville that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bayville.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Bayville is located in Nassau County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayville that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Bayville.
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Bayville [Queens County].
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Bayville is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bayville that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Bayville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayville ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Ocean County
  • Cedar Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
    • Cedar Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Ocean County
  • Cranberry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Hill
    • Cranberry Hill is located in Ocean County
  • Crystal Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Crystal Lake is located in Ocean County
  • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
    • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
  • Glen Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Ocean County
  • Holly Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
    • Holly Park is located in Ocean County
  • Island Beach Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Beach Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach Heights
    • Island Beach Heights is located in Ocean County
  • River Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bank
    • River Bank is located in Ocean County
  • Silver Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
    • Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
  • Sunrise Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Toms River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
    • Toms River is located in Ocean County

How Far From Bayville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bayville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Bayville to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,313 miles [6,941.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bayville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9093, Longitude: -74.1549       In this case, the coordinates for Bayville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bayville 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.
<3>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.
<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 Bayville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.114 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.582 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.084 degrees.









 

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