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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 Citronelle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Citronelle 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 Citronelle:
- 28.978588, -82.568713
- 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 Citronelle
- 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 Citrus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Citrus County
- Since Citronelle is near Levy County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Levy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Citronelle
Communities Also Named Citronelle ...
We found one communities that are also named Citronelle.
Within Florida, the name Citronelle is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Citronelle in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Citronelle is located in Mobile County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Citronelle that is located in Citrus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Citronelle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Citronelle ...
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.
- Black Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Citrus Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crackertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crackertown is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackertown
- Crystal River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cutlers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cutlers is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers
- Holder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paradise Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise Point is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Red Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Level is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Yankeetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Citronelle 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 Citronelle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Citronelle and extending to:
- Inverness, which is the Seat of Citrus County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Citronelle to Inverness, with an average speed<3> 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Citronelle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Citronelle 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 Citronelle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9786, Longitude: -82.5687 In this case, the coordinates for Citronelle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.963 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.712 degrees. |
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