Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bay View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bay View
- 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 View:
- 48.483717, -122.477666
- 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 Bay View
- 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 Skagit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Skagit County
- Since Bay View is near Island County and also Whatcom County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Island County
- eBird sighting report for Whatcom 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 Bay View ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Bay View.
There is one other community in Washington which is also named Bay View.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 23 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Washington ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Bay View [Hillsborough County].
- Walton County
- This Bay View is located in Walton County and lies 2,268 miles [3,650 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Bay View.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore 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 Maryland community of Bay View [Baltimore City].
- Cecil County
- This Bay View is located in Cecil County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the east of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Bay View.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Antrim 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 Michigan community of Bay View [Antrim County].
- Emmet County
- This Bay View is located in Emmet County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Bay View.
- New Brunswick
- This Bay View lies 2,636 miles [4,242.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Erie County
- This Bay View is located in Erie County and lies 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bay View.
- 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 View [Kings County].
- Monroe County
- This Bay View is located in Monroe County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km] to the east of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Bay View.
- Suffolk County
- This Bay View is located in Suffolk County and lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km] to the east of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bay View.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Bay View lies 3,018 miles [4,857 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Bay View is located in Erie County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<1> to the east of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bay View.
- Sandusky County
- This Bay View is located in Sandusky County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km] to the east of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Bay View.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
- Kewaunee County
- This Bay View is located in Kewaunee County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bay View that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Bay View.
- Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin community of Bay View [Milwaukee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay View ...
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.
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Bow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Bow is located in Skagit County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <4>
- Chuckanut Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckanut Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Junction
- Chuckanut Junction is located in Skagit County
- Dewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Edison Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Station
- Edison Station is located in Skagit County
- Equality ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Howards Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
- Howards Corner is located in Skagit County
- Leary
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Sharpes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpes Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corner
- Sharpes Corner is located in Skagit County
- Shelter Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Sunset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Bay View to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay View and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Skagit County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bay View to Olympia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,479 miles [12,036.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bay View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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- Bay View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4837, Longitude: -122.4777 In this case, the coordinates for Bay View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bay View 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bay View 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 341.033 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.658 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.786 degrees. |