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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 Alackaway Tolofa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alackaway Tolofa 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 Alackaway Tolofa:
- 29.533580, -82.283157
- 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 Alackaway Tolofa
- 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Since Alackaway Tolofa is near Marion County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Levy 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 Alackaway Tolofa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alackaway Tolofa ...
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.
- Boardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Clinch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinch is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Cross Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Green Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Grove is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Grove Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Park is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- John H McIntosh Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riceland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riceland is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
- Robinson Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Heights is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Robinswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinswood is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Rocky Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Ruthland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ruthland is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthland
How Far From Alackaway Tolofa 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 Alackaway Tolofa 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 Alackaway Tolofa once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Alackaway Tolofa and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Alackaway Tolofa to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 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 Alackaway Tolofa, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alackaway Tolofa) 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 Alackaway Tolofa 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 Alackaway Tolofa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5336, Longitude: -82.2832 In this case, the coordinates for Alackaway Tolofa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.846 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.464 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.497 degrees. |
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