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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Acklocknayke
- 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 Pinellas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- Since Acklocknayke is near Pasco County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Acklocknayke
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)
- Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- 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)
- Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
- Coachman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coachman is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman
- Cove Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- Crystal Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harbor Palms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Palms is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Palms
- Harbor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harbor View is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Holiday
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nine Eagles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nine Eagles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Eagles
- 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<2> community of Acklocknayke once stood, the straight-line distance<3> 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]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Acklocknayke to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Acklocknayke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.011 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.455 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.967 degrees. |
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