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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 Alva, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alva 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 Alva:
- 26.716137, -81.609527
- 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 Alva
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Alva is near Hendry County and also Glades County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hendry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glades 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 Alva
Communities Also Named Alva ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Alva.
Within Florida, the name Alva is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alva [Jasper County].
- Kansas
- Cloud County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cloud County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cloud County community of Alva.
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- This Alva is located in Harlan County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<3> to the north of the Alva that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Alva.
- Mississippi
- Montgomery County
- This Alva is located in Montgomery County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Alva that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Alva.
- Webster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Alva [Webster County].
- Missouri
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Alva [Boone County].
- Oklahoma
- Woods County
- This Alva is located in Woods County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<3> to the northwest of the Alva that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woods County community of Alva.
- Ontario
- This Alva lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<3> to the north of the Alva that is located in Lee County.
- Quebec
- This Alva lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Alva that is located in Lee County.
- Wisconsin
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Alva [Jackson County].
- Wyoming
- Crook County
- This Alva is located in Crook County and lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Alva that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Alva.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alva ...
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.
- Biggar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corkscrew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corkscrew is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkscrew
- Cypress Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
- Hall City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hall City is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
- Lakeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Page Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Palm and Pine Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
- Samville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sparkman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sparkman is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Three Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Oaks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Tuckers Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
- Whiskey Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek
How Far From Alva 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 Alva to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alva and extending to:
- Fort Myers, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alva to Fort Myers, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 303 miles [487.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Alva could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Alva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Alva 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 Alva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7161, Longitude: -81.6095 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.289 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.433 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.878 degrees. |
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