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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 Auburndale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Auburndale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Auburndale:
    • 28.067248, -81.788643
    • 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 Auburndale
  • 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 Auburndale ...

We found seven communities that share the name Auburndale.

Within Florida, the name Auburndale is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Auburndale [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Auburndale is located in Jefferson County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Auburndale that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Auburndale.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Auburndale is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Auburndale that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Auburndale.
    • New York
      • Queens 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 New York community of Auburndale [Queens County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Auburndale lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Auburndale that is located in Polk County.
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Auburndale [Lucas County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Wood County
      • This Auburndale is located in Wood County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Auburndale that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Auburndale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Auburndale ...

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 Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
  • Cypress Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gordonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Gordonville is located in Polk County
  • Jones Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
    • Jones Corner is located in Polk County
  • Lake Alfred
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake Hammock Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hammock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hammock Village
    • Lake Hammock Village is located in Polk County
  • Lynchburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Polk County
  • Orangedale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
    • Orangedale is located in Polk County
  • Tranquility Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility Park
    • Tranquility Park is located in Polk County
  • Winter Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Auburndale and extending to:

  • Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Auburndale to Bartow, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 222 miles [357.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 796 miles [1,281 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Auburndale: www.ci.auburndale.fl.us/

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Auburndale 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Auburndale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Auburndale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0672, Longitude: -81.7886    
<3>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 Auburndale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Auburndale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.485 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.844 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.654 degrees.




 

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