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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay 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:
- 40.653559, -111.837712
- 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
- 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Bay is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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
Communities Also Named Bay ...
We found ten communities that are also named Bay.
Within Utah, the name Bay is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Bay is located in Craighead County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the east of the Bay that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Bay.
- California
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Bay [San Bernardino County].
- Georgia
- Colquitt County
- This Bay is located in Colquitt County and lies 1,682 miles [2,706.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bay that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Bay.
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's 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 Maryland community of Bay [Saint Mary's County].
- Missouri
- Gasconade County
- This Bay is located in Gasconade County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the east of the Bay that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Bay.
- New York
- Kings 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 Bay [Kings County].
- North Carolina
- Tyrrell 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 North Carolina community of Bay [Tyrrell County].
- Ohio
- Auglaize 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 Ohio community of Bay [Auglaize County].
- Cuyahoga County
- This Bay is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bay that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Bay.
- Virginia
- Hampton City
- 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 Virginia community of Bay [Hampton City].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay ...
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.
- Blue Spruce
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blue Spruce is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spruce
- Boulevard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boulevard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Chevy Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
- Cottonwood Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Glade is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Glade
- Cottonwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cottonwood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Hills
- Cottonwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Cottonwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
- Cottonwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
- Crown Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
- Dairy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Eddie Kay
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eddie Kay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
- Ethel Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Fawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Flamingo Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flamingo Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Hills
- Florence Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Florence Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
- Gill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Haven Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
- Haven Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haven Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
- Heather Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heather Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Circle
- Helm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Helm is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Holly Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Indian Wells
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- International Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- International Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Gardens
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jeremy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jeremy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy
- Jo Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jo Lynn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
- Juniper
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Juniper is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Knight
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knight is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Laura Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Lazy Bar
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lazy Bar is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bar
- Lincoln Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Millrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Nathan Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
- Olympus View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
- Orchard Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Paradise Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paul is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Peony Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peony Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
- Pheasant Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Ridge Road
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridge Road is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road
- Rolling Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Shadow Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shadow Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Spring Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Sycamore Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tall Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- Twin Peaks Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Vegas
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vegas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas
- Walnut Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
- Wander Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wander Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wander Village
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Bay 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 community such as Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bay to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bay 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 Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bay 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6536, Longitude: -111.8377 In this case, the coordinates for Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.872 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.415 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.745 degrees. |
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