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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 Alaqua Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alaqua Lakes 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 Alaqua Lakes:
- 28.757780, -81.389720
- 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 Alaqua Lakes
- 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Since Alaqua Lakes is near Lake County and also Volusia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia 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 Alaqua Lakes
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alaqua Lakes ...
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.
- Crystal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Heights is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Heights
- Crystal Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Point is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Point
- Elder Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elder Springs is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Springs
- Ethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Lake Mary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lock Arbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lock Arbor is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Arbor
- Longdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Longwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Alaqua Lakes to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alaqua Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alaqua Lakes and extending to:
- Sanford, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Alaqua Lakes to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alaqua Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Alaqua Lakes 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 Alaqua Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7578, Longitude: -81.3897 In this case, the coordinates for Alaqua Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.321 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.751 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.377 degrees. |
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