Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bayside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bayside
- 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 Bayside:
- 38.105685, -76.652737
- 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 Bayside
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Bayside is near Saint Mary's County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Bayside ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Bayside.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Bayside.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Accomack County
- Mathews County
- Virginia Beach City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Bayside is located in Baldwin County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bayside that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Bayside.
- Morgan County
- This Bayside is located in Morgan County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the west southwest of the Bayside that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Bayside.
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Bayside is located in Hancock County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayside that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Bayside.
- Waldo County
- This Bayside is located in Waldo County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km] to the northeast of the Bayside that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Bayside.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New Brunswick
- This Bayside lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayside that is located in Westmoreland County.
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ontario
- This Bayside lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the north of the Bayside that is located in Westmoreland County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Bayside lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bayside that is located in Westmoreland County.
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Cameron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bayside [Cameron County].
- Refugio County
- This Bayside is located in Refugio County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayside that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Refugio County community of Bayside.
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayside ...
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.
- Acorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Bull Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Carys Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Corner
- Carys Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Erica
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Meter
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Westmoreland County
- Narrow Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrow Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Beach
- Narrow Beach is located in Westmoreland County
- Palmtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Ragged Point Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Point Beach
- Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County
- Tucker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
How Far From Bayside 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 Bayside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayside and extending to:
- Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bayside to Montross, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bayside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1057, Longitude: -76.6527 In this case, the coordinates for Bayside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bayside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bayside 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. |
| <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 Bayside 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 307.713 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.117 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.859 degrees. |