Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blitchville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blitchville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blitchville
- 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 Blitchville:
- 29.644958, -82.882345
- 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 Blitchville
- 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 Gilchrist County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gilchrist County
- Since Blitchville is near Dixie County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dixie County
- eBird sighting report for Levy 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 Blitchville ...
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.
- Bell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Bell is located in Gilchrist County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
- Chiefland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiefland
- Chiefland is located in Levy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiefland <1>
- Dixietown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Fanning Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Springs
- Fanning Springs is located in Gilchrist County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanning Springs <1>
- Harvard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Lottieville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottieville
- Lottieville is located in Gilchrist County
- Manatee Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
- Manatee Road is located in Levy County
- Mutual
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Waters Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
- Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
How Far From Blitchville 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 Blitchville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blitchville and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Gilchrist County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Blitchville to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blitchville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gilchrist County: www.gilchrist.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Blitchville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blitchville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6450, Longitude: -82.8823 In this case, the coordinates for Blitchville 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 Blitchville 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 311.178 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.863 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.674 degrees. |