Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bayview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayview Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bayview Heights
- 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 Bayview Heights:
- 42.956667, -89.285000
- 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 Bayview Heights
- 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 Dane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dane County
- Since Bayview Heights is near Rock County and also Green County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rock County
- eBird sighting report for Green 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 Bayview Heights ...
We found two communities that share the name Bayview Heights.
Within Wisconsin, the name Bayview Heights is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Bayview Heights lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bayview Heights that is located in Dane County.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Bayview Heights is located in Davis County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bayview Heights that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Bayview Heights.
- Saskatchewan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayview Heights ...
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.
- Door Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Oak Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dane County
- Red Bridge Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Crossing
- Red Bridge Crossing is located in Dane County
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stone is located in Dane County
How Far From Bayview Heights 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 Bayview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayview Heights and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayview Heights to Madison, with an average speed<3> 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayview Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bayview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9567, Longitude: -89.2850 In this case, the coordinates for Bayview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bayview Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.539 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.741 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.089 degrees. |