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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 Cluster Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cluster Springs 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 Cluster Springs:
    • 30.838519, -86.205221
    • 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 Cluster Springs
  • 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
    • Since Cluster Springs is near Holmes County and also Okaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Okaloosa 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 Cluster Springs

Communities Also Named Cluster Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Cluster Springs.

Within Florida, the name Cluster Springs is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Cluster Springs in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cluster Springs that is located in Walton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Cluster Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cluster Springs ...

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.

  • Flowersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flowersville is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowersville
  • Gordon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Liberty is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Mossy Head
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • New Harmony is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • Piney Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Grove is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Pleasant Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Pond Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pond Creek is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
  • Sand Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sand Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Cluster Springs 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 Cluster Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • De Funiak Springs, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cluster Springs to De Funiak Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cluster Springs) 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 Cluster Springs 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 Cluster Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8385, Longitude: -86.2052       In this case, the coordinates for Cluster Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.132 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.289 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.61 degrees.