Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bayfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bayfield
- 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 Bayfield:
- 46.810983, -90.815865
- 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 Bayfield
- 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 Bayfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bayfield County
- Since Bayfield is near Ashland County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashland County
- eBird sighting report for Iron 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 Bayfield ...
We found eight communities that share the name Bayfield.
Within Wisconsin, the name Bayfield is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, four are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Bayfield lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the east of the Bayfield that is located in Bayfield County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Bayfield lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<1> to the east of the Bayfield that is located in Bayfield County.
- Ontario
- This Bayfield lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bayfield that is located in Bayfield County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Bayfield lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the east of the Bayfield that is located in Bayfield County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayfield ...
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.
- Birch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Cedar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Cornucopia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornucopia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Cornucopia is located in Bayfield County
- Gurney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Mason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Minersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Ashland County
- Port Wing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Pureair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Red Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sand Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Bayfield 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 city such as Bayfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayfield and extending to:
- Washburn, which is the Seat of Bayfield County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayfield to Washburn, 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.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.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- Bayfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8110, Longitude: -90.8159 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bayfield 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 Bayfield, 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 Bayfield 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 316.537 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.413 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.762 degrees. |