Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Acron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Acron and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Acron
- 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 Acron:
- 29.002098, -81.520536
- 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 Acron
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Acron is near Volusia County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Volusia 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Acron ...
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.
- Barberville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Barberville is located in Volusia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberville <1>
- Chain O'Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain O'Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O'Lakes
- Chain O'Lakes is located in Lake County
- Confer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Crows Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
- Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
- Daisy Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Lake
- Daisy Lake is located in Volusia County
- Ethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Fullerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
- Fullerville is located in Lake County
- Mosquito Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Grove
- Mosquito Grove is located in Lake County
- Orange City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
- Orange City is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <1>
- Paisley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Paisley is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paisley <1>
How Far From Acron 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 Acron 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 Acron once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Acron and extending to:
- Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Acron to Tavares, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 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 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/
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 Acron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Acron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Acron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0021, Longitude: -81.5205 |
| <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 Acron 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 310.405 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.881 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.364 degrees. |