Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bassville Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bassville Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bassville Park
- 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 Bassville Park:
- 28.840545, -81.768689
- 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 Bassville Park
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Bassville Park is near Marion County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Orange 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bassville Park ...
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.
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Grand Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <2>
- Harbor Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
- Harbor Shores is located in Lake County
- Lane Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Lisbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Mount Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Homer
- Mount Homer is located in Lake County
- Orange Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
- Orange Bend is located in Lake County
- Silver Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Lake County
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Bassville Park 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 community such as Bassville Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bassville Park and extending to:
- Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bassville Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bassville Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Bassville Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bassville Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8405, Longitude: -81.7687 In this case, the coordinates for Bassville Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bassville Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.527 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.999 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.481 degrees. |