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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 Shore Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Shore Park 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 Bay Shore Park:
    • 29.658562, -95.004373
    • 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 Bay Shore Park
  • 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 Bay Shore Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Bay Shore Park.

Within Texas, the name Bay Shore Park is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Bay Shore Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bay Shore Park [Baltimore County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Shore Park ...

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.

  • Cedar Bayou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
  • Crescent
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Harris County
  • Deer Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Harris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <3>
  • Four Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Harris County
  • Ginger Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Green
    • Ginger Green is located in Harris County
  • Glen Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
  • Lazy Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazy Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bend
    • Lazy Bend is located in Galveston County
  • Link Five
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Link Five have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Five
    • Link Five is located in Harris County
  • Lynchburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
  • Lynchburg Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg Landing
    • Lynchburg Landing is located in Harris County
  • Meadow Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
    • Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
  • Mystic Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
    • Mystic Village is located in Harris County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Quail Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
      • Quail Hollow is located in Harris County
    • Shady Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
      • Shady Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Surf Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Oaks
      • Surf Oaks is located in Harris County
    • University Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
      • University Green is located in Harris County
    • University Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Harris County

How Far From Bay Shore Park 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 Shore Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bay Shore Park and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Shore Park to Houston, with an average speed<5> 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 169 miles [272 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 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,797 miles [12,548.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bay Shore Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Bay Shore Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay Shore Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6586, Longitude: -95.0044       In this case, the coordinates for Bay Shore Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bay Shore Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.341 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.206 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.217 degrees.




 

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