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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 Acklocknayke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Acklocknayke and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Acklocknayke:
    • 28.083627, -82.783158
    • 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 Acklocknayke
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acklocknayke ...

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.

  • Clearwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
    • Former name for Clearwater:
    • Clear Water Harbor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>
  • Clearwater Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
    • Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
  • Coachman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coachman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman
    • Coachman is located in Pinellas County
  • Cove Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
  • Crystal Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harbor Palms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Palms
    • Harbor Palms is located in Pinellas County
  • Harbor View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbor View is located in Pinellas County
  • Holiday
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nine Eagles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Eagles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Eagles
    • Nine Eagles is located in Hillsborough County
  • Palm Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Safety Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarpon Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

How Far From Acklocknayke 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 Acklocknayke to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Acklocknayke once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Acklocknayke and extending to:

  • Clearwater, which is the Seat of Pinellas County, lies just to the South.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Acklocknayke to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Acklocknayke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Acklocknayke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Acklocknayke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0836, Longitude: -82.7832       In this case, the coordinates for Acklocknayke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Acklocknayke 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 311.011 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.455 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.967 degrees.




 

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