Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seaside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seaside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seaside
- 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 Seaside:
- 30.320835, -86.140873
- 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 Seaside
- 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Since Seaside is near Bay County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bay County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Seaside ...
We found ten communities that share the name Seaside.
There are two communities within Florida that are also named Seaside.
Beyond Florida, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- Monroe County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- California
- Connecticut
- New York
- Queens County
- This Seaside is located in Queens County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<2> to the northeast of the Seaside that is located in Walton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Seaside.
- Richmond County
- This Seaside is located in Richmond County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the northeast of the Seaside that is located in Walton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Seaside.
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seaside ...
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.
- Bunker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Choctaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fluffy Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluffy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluffy Landing
- Fluffy Landing is located in Walton County
- Four Mile Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Mile Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
- Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
- Gulf Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pines
- Gulf Pines is located in Walton County
- Inlet Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Beach
- Inlet Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inlet Beach <4>
- Rosemary Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Beach
- Rosemary Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemary Beach <4>
- Seagrove Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove Beach
- Seagrove Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagrove Beach <4>
- Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Bay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyside <4>
- Watercolor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watercolor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watercolor
- Watercolor is located in Walton County
How Far From Seaside to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seaside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seaside and extending to:
- De Funiak Springs, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Seaside to De Funiak Springs, 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 785 miles [1,263.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,250 miles [8,449.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seaside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Seaside 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seaside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seaside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3208, Longitude: -86.1409 |
| <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 Seaside 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 313.052 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.125 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.685 degrees. |