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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 Blake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blake and the surrounding area.
- 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 Blake:
- 29.170816, -81.038667
- 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 Blake
- 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 Blake ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Blake.
Within Florida, the name Blake is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Blake is located in DeKalb County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blake that is located in Volusia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Blake.
- Randolph County
- This Blake is located in Randolph County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the northwest of the Blake that is located in Volusia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Blake.
- British Columbia
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Blake.
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- This Blake is located in Clearwater County and lies 2,231 miles [3,590.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blake that is located in Volusia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Blake.
- Kansas
- Montgomery County
- This Blake is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blake that is located in Volusia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Blake.
- Kentucky
- Owsley County
- This Blake is located in Owsley County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Blake that is located in Volusia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owsley County community of Blake.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Blake is located in Cecil County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blake that is located in Volusia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Blake.
- Michigan
- Benzie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Blake [Benzie County].
- Missouri
- Daviess County
- This Blake is located in Daviess County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blake that is located in Volusia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Blake.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Blake is located in Medina County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the north of the Blake that is located in Volusia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Blake.
- Ontario
- This Blake lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the north of the Blake that is located in Volusia County.
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- This Blake is located in Colleton County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north of the Blake that is located in Volusia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Blake.
- Utah
- Emery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Blake [Emery County].
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Blake [Mercer County].
- Wetzel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Blake [Wetzel County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blake ...
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.
- Harbor Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
- Harbor Oaks is located in Volusia County
- Holly Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Isleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
- Isleboro is located in Volusia County
- John Addison Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Addison Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Addison Grant
- John Addison Grant is located in Volusia County
- Joseph Bonelly Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Bonelly Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Bonelly Grant
- Joseph Bonelly Grant is located in Volusia County
- Mission City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
- Mission City is located in Volusia County
- National Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Gardens
- National Gardens is located in Volusia County
- Pickwick Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Pickwick Village is located in Volusia County
- Seabreeze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabreeze have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Seabreeze is located in Volusia County
- Wilbur-by-the-Sea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur-by-the-Sea
- Wilbur-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
How Far From Blake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blake and extending to:
- De Land, which is the Seat of Volusia County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blake to De Land, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/ The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
<1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Blake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1708, Longitude: -81.0387 In this case, the coordinates for Blake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<2> | 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 Blake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<3> | 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 Blake 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. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<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 Blake 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 310.16 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.622 degrees. |
<10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.17 degrees. |
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