Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Andalusia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andalusia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Andalusia
- 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 Andalusia:
- 29.499972, -81.484795
- 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 Andalusia
- 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 Flagler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Flagler County
- Since Andalusia is near Putnam County and also Volusia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Andalusia ...
We found five communities that share the name Andalusia.
Within Florida, the name Andalusia is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Andalusia ...
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.
- Bakerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerstown
- Bakerstown is located in Volusia County
- Crescent City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
- Crescent City is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <4>
- Crescent City Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
- Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
- Dinner Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinner Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinner Island
- Dinner Island is located in Flagler County
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Job Wiggins Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Job Wiggins Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Wiggins Grant
- Job Wiggins Grant is located in Putnam County
- John Broward Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Broward Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
- John Broward Grant is located in Putnam County
- Johns Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Ferry
- Johns Ferry is located in Putnam County
- New Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Shell Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Shell Bluff is located in Flagler County
How Far From Andalusia 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 Andalusia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Andalusia and extending to:
- Bunnell, which is the Seat of Flagler County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Andalusia to Bunnell, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 179 miles [288.1 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Andalusia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Flagler County: www.flaglercounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Andalusia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Andalusia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5000, Longitude: -81.4848 In this case, the coordinates for Andalusia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Andalusia 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Andalusia 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 310.415 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.962 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.24 degrees. |