Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ariel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ariel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ariel
- 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 Ariel:
- 28.900544, -80.863664
- 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 Ariel
- 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 Volusia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Volusia County
- Since Ariel is near Brevard County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brevard County
- eBird sighting report for Seminole 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 Ariel ...
We found four communities that share the name Ariel.
Within Florida, the name Ariel is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ariel ...
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.
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Edgewater is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewater <3>
- Jane Murray Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jane Murray Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Murray Grant
- Jane Murray Grant is located in Volusia County
- John Bolton Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Bolton Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Bolton Grant
- John Bolton Grant is located in Volusia County
- John H McIntosh Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John H McIntosh Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
- John H McIntosh Grant is located in Volusia County
- John Low Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Low Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Low Grant
- John Low Grant is located in Volusia County
- Jose Sanchez Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jose Sanchez Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jose Sanchez Grant
- Jose Sanchez Grant is located in Volusia County
- Joseph Delespine Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Delespine Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Delespine Grant
- Joseph Delespine Grant is located in Brevard County
- Joseph Gaunt Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Gaunt Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Gaunt Grant
- Joseph Gaunt Grant is located in Volusia County
- Joseph Wales Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Wales Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Wales Grant
- Joseph Wales Grant is located in Volusia County
- Lucas Crayon Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas Crayon Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Crayon Grant
- Lucas Crayon Grant is located in Volusia County
How Far From Ariel 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 Ariel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ariel and extending to:
- De Land, which is the Seat of Volusia County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ariel to De Land, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ariel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 Ariel 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ariel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ariel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9005, Longitude: -80.8637 In this case, the coordinates for Ariel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ariel 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 310.053 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.461 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.176 degrees. |