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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 Bayview Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayview Estates 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 Bayview Estates:
- 28.014185, -97.217213
- 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 Bayview Estates
- 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 San Patricio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
- Since Bayview Estates is near Refugio County and also Aransas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Refugio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aransas 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 Bayview Estates
Communities Also Named Bayview Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Bayview Estates.
Within Texas, the name Bayview Estates is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Bayview Estates is located in Harford County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview Estates that is located in San Patricio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bayview Estates.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Bayview Estates is located in Stafford County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview Estates that is located in San Patricio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Bayview Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayview Estates ...
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.
- Bonnie View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie View is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- City-by-the Sea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- City-by-the Sea is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City-by-the Sea
- Crescent Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palm Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palm Harbor is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shell Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shell Ridge is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Ridge
- Tradewinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
How Far From Bayview Estates 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 Bayview Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayview Estates and extending to:
- Sinton, which is the Seat of San Patricio County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bayview Estates to Sinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,972 miles [12,829.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Bayview Estates) 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 Bayview Estates 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 Bayview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0142, Longitude: -97.2172 In this case, the coordinates for Bayview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.502 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.363 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.262 degrees. |
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