Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cameron City:
  • 28.756939, -81.218675
  • 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 Cameron City

• 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 Cameron City 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 Cameron City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cameron City ...

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 northwest)
  • Dreamworld is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamworld
• Elder Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elder Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Springs
• Flora Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Flora Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Heights
• Geigers Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Geigers Landing is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Landing
• Indian Mound Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
• Jones Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jones Landing is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Landing
• Lake Charm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Charm is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charm
• Lincoln Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Lordland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lordland is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordland
• Palm Shadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseland Park is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
• Truck Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Truck Corner is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truck Corner

How Far From Cameron City 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 Cameron City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cameron City and extending to:

• Sanford, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Cameron City to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 739 miles [1,189.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'