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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 Bay Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Ridge 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 Bay Ridge:
- 29.507900, -95.032100
- 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 Bay Ridge
- 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 Galveston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Since Bay Ridge is near Chambers County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Bay Ridge
Communities Also Named Bay Ridge ...
We found five communities that are also named Bay Ridge.
Within Texas, the name Bay Ridge is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Orange County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the east of the Bay Ridge that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Bay Ridge.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bay Ridge that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Bay Ridge.
- Harford County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Harford County and lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km] to the northeast of the Bay Ridge that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bay Ridge.
- New York
- Kings County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Kings County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bay Ridge that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Bay Ridge.
- Virginia
- Northampton County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Northampton County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bay Ridge that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Bay Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Ridge ...
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.
- Chase Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chase Park is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Park
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Glen Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Lazy Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lazy Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bend
- League City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
- Mystic Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Pipers Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
- Shady Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Surf Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Surf Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Oaks
- University Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- University Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
- University Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- University Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Bay Ridge 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 community such as Bay Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Ridge and extending to:
- Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Ridge to Galveston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,806 miles [12,562.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Bay Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bay Ridge 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 Bay Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5079, Longitude: -95.0321 In this case, the coordinates for Bay Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.336 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.181 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.243 degrees. |
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