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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 Canal Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canal Addition 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 Canal Addition:
- 28.464240, -81.344812
- 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 Canal Addition
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Canal Addition is near Osceola County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole 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 Canal Addition
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canal Addition ...
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.
- Doctor Phillips
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
- Flamingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flamingo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo
- Goldenrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hunters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Orlando
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sand Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sky Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sky Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
- Tangelo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
- Union Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- University Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Vineland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Winter Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Canal Addition 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 Canal Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Canal Addition and extending to:
- Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Canal Addition 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 761 miles [1,224.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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- Canal Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Canal Addition to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canal Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.4642, Longitude: -81.3448 In this case, the coordinates for Canal Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.279 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.661 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.428 degrees. |
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