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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plant City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plant City and the surrounding area.
- 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 Plant City:
- 32.853184, -85.190775
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Plant City
- 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Since Plant City is near Troup County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Plant City
Communities Also Named Plant City ...
We found one communities that are also named Plant City.
Within Alabama, the name Plant City is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Plant City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Plant City is located in Hillsborough County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Plant City that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Plant City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plant City ...
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.
- Cottons Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottons Crossroads is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons Crossroads
- Glass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glass is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Houston Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Ferry is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Ferry
- Little Shawmut
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Shawmut is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shawmut
- Long Cane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Long Cane is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
- Magnolia Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Magnolia Ferry is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ferry
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- River View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Plant City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Plant City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plant City and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plant City to LaFayette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Plant City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Plant City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plant City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8532, Longitude: -85.1908 In this case, the coordinates for Plant City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.68 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.045 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.807 degrees. |
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