Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beck Hammock:
  • 28.786938, -81.218397
  • 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 Beck Hammock

• 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
  • Since Beck Hammock is near Volusia County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Beck Hammock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beck Hammock ...

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.

• Dreamworld
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dreamworld is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamworld
• Elder Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elder Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Springs
• Enterprise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <1>
• Flora Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flora Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Heights
• Geigers Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Geigers Landing is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Landing
• Indian Mound Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
• Jones Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jones Landing is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Landing
• Lemon Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
• Lincoln Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Lock Arbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lock Arbor is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Arbor
• Lordland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lordland is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordland
• Palm Shadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Palm Shadows is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Shadows
• Pinecrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pinecrest is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Roseland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Roseland Park is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park

How Far From Beck Hammock 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 Beck Hammock to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sanford, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Beck Hammock to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'