Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bayview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bayview
- 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:
- 26.129048, -97.398698
- 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 Bayview
- 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cameron County
- Since Bayview is near Willacy County and also Hidalgo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Willacy County
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bayview ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Bayview.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Bayview.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Galveston County
- Harris County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Bayview is located in Bay County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Bayview.
- Pinellas 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 Florida community of Bayview [Pinellas County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Mille Lacs County
- This Bayview is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the north of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Bayview.
- Saint Louis County
- This Bayview is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km] to the north of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Bayview.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Bayview is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Bayview.
- Jefferson County
- This Bayview is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km] to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bayview.
- Suffolk County
- This Bayview is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km] to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bayview.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Bayview lies 2,778 miles [4,470.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Bayview lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- Oregon
- Prince Edward Island
- This Bayview lies 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Bayview is located in Blount County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Bayview.
- Hamilton County
- This Bayview is located in Hamilton County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Bayview.
- Virginia
- Isle of Wight County
- This Bayview is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Bayview.
- Northampton County
- This Bayview is located in Northampton County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km] to the northeast of the Bayview that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Bayview.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayview ...
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.
- Four Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Cameron County
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Green Valley Farms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
- Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
- Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
- Green Valley Farms Colonia
- Holly Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Beach
- Holly Beach is located in Cameron County
- Illinois Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Heights
- Illinois Heights is located in Cameron County
- Illinois Heights has also been known as:
- Illinois Heights Colonia
- Indian Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Jaime Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaime Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaime Lake
- Jaime Lake is located in Cameron County
- Jaime Lake has also been known as:
- Jaime Lake Colonia
- Stardust
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Bayview to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Bayview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayview and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayview to Brownsville, with an average speed<5> 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 286 miles [460.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,357 miles [11,839.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,072 miles [12,990.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cameron County: www.co.cameron.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bayview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1290, Longitude: -97.3987 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bayview 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> | 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 Bayview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Bayview 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 319.272 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.847 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.441 degrees. |