Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Apalachicola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Apalachicola and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Apalachicola

• 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 Apalachicola:
  • 29.725379, -84.992035
  • 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 Apalachicola

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Apalachicola is near Gulf County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gulf County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Apalachicola

Communities Also Named Apalachicola ...

We found one communities that are also named Apalachicola.

Within Florida, the name Apalachicola is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Apalachicola in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Hampton County
    • This community is historic<1> and although located in Hampton County, we don't know where within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Apalachicola.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Apalachicola ...

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.

• Beverly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Beverly is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Creels
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Creels is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creels
• Eleven Mile
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Eleven Mile is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile
• Franklin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Green Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Green Point is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
• Hays Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hays Place is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
• High Bluff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • High Bluff is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
• Two Mile
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Two Mile is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Mile

How Far From Apalachicola 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 city such as Apalachicola to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Apalachicola and extending to:

• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Apalachicola to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,225 miles [8,408.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'