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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 Alpine Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alpine Heights 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 Alpine Heights:
- 30.744911, -86.209943
- 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 Alpine Heights
- 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Since Alpine Heights is near Okaloosa County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okaloosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Alpine Heights
Communities Also Named Alpine Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Alpine Heights.
Within Florida, the name Alpine Heights is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Alpine Heights is located in San Diego County and lies 1,793 miles [2,885.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alpine Heights that is located in Walton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Alpine Heights.
- Georgia
- Peach County
- This Alpine Heights is located in Peach County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alpine Heights that is located in Walton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Alpine Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Alpine Heights is located in Dauphin County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alpine Heights that is located in Walton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Alpine Heights.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Alpine Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the north of the Alpine Heights that is located in Walton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Alpine Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alpine Heights ...
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.
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cluster Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cluster Springs is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mossy Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Harmony is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Home is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Alpine Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alpine Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alpine Heights and extending to:
- De Funiak Springs, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Alpine Heights to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,234 miles [8,423.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alpine Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Alpine Heights 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 Alpine Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7449, Longitude: -86.2099 In this case, the coordinates for Alpine Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.127 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.629 degrees. |
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