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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 Bayport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayport 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 Bayport:
- 37.754585, -76.673568
- 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 Bayport
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Bayport is near Essex County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Bayport
Communities Also Named Bayport ...
We found six communities that are also named Bayport.
Within Virginia, the name Bayport is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Bayport [Fairfield County].
- Florida
- Hernando County
- This Bayport is located in Hernando County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bayport that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Bayport.
- Minnesota
- Washington County
- This Bayport is located in Washington County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bayport that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bayport.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Bayport is located in Suffolk County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bayport that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bayport.
- Nova Scotia
- This Bayport lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bayport that is located in Middlesex County.
- Texas
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bayport [Harris County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayport ...
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.
- Bridgetown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Center Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cross is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cross
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Dragonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
- Fairplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Greenvale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenvale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Griffins Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Laneview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laneview is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneview
- Lively
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mascot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mascot is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Mollusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nesting
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Nuttsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nuttsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttsville
- Pierces Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pierces Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
- Pine Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Tree is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Tidewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tidewater is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
- Wildwood Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Beach is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach
How Far From Bayport 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 Bayport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayport and extending to:
- Saluda, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bayport to Saluda, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bayport 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bayport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bayport 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 Bayport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7546, Longitude: -76.6736 In this case, the coordinates for Bayport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.746 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.10 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.00 degrees. |
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