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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 Big Hammock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Hammock 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 Big Hammock:
    • 28.800262, -82.449819
    • 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 Big Hammock
  • 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 Big Hammock ...

We found one communities that share the name Big Hammock.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Big Hammock.

Beyond Florida.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Walton County
      • This Big Hammock is located in Walton County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Big Hammock that is located in Citrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Big Hammock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big 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.

  • Black Diamond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
  • Crystal River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cutlers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers
    • Cutlers is located in Citrus County
  • Floral City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hernando
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
    • Paradise Point is located in Citrus County
  • Pine Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
  • Sugarmill Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Big Hammock once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Hammock and extending to:

  • Inverness, which is the Seat of Citrus County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Big Hammock to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Hammock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Hammock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8003, Longitude: -82.4498       In this case, the coordinates for Big Hammock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Big Hammock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Big Hammock 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 310.887 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.41 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.711 degrees.




 

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