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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 Castle Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castle Hill 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 Castle Hill:
    • 28.545834, -81.684242
    • 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 Castle Hill
  • 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 Castle Hill ...

We found five communities that share the name Castle Hill.

Within Florida, the name Castle Hill is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Black Hawk County
      • This Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Castle Hill that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Castle Hill.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Castle Hill that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Castle Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Castle Hill [Essex County].
    • New York
      • Bronx County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Castle Hill [Bronx County].
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the north of the Castle Hill that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Castle Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Hill ...

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.

  • Clay Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Island
    • Clay Island is located in Lake County
  • Crown Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
  • Ferndale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fullers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
    • Fullers is located in Orange County
  • Minneola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
  • Mohawk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Mohawk is located in Lake County
  • Orange Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mountain
    • Orange Mountain is located in Lake County
  • Skytop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skytop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skytop
    • Skytop is located in Lake County
  • Waits Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
  • Winter Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

How Far From Castle Hill 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 Castle Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castle Hill and extending to:

  • Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Castle Hill to Tavares, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 203 miles [326.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 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 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castle Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Castle Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castle Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5458, Longitude: -81.6842       In this case, the coordinates for Castle Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Castle Hill 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Castle Hill 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 310.463 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.885 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.518 degrees.




 

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