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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 Connersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Connersville 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 Connersville:
    • 27.908329, -81.788131
    • 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 Connersville
  • 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 Connersville ...

We found six communities that share the name Connersville.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Connersville.

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

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Volusia County
      • This Connersville is located in Volusia County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north of the Connersville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Connersville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Fayette County
      • This Connersville is located in Fayette County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Connersville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Connersville.
    • Kansas
      • Decatur 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 Kansas community of Connersville [Decatur County].
    • Kentucky
      • Harrison County
      • This Connersville is located in Harrison County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the north of the Connersville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Connersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This Connersville is located in Northumberland County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Connersville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Connersville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dunn 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 Wisconsin community of Connersville [Dunn County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Connersville ...

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.

  • Bonnie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
    • Bonnie is located in Polk County
  • Cypress Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gordonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Gordonville is located in Polk County
  • Homeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jones Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
    • Jones Corner is located in Polk County
  • Lyle Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
    • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
  • Tranquility Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility Park
    • Tranquility Park is located in Polk County
  • Winter Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Connersville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Connersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Connersville to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Connersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Connersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9083, Longitude: -81.7881    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Connersville 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 Connersville 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 310.473 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.809 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.688 degrees.




 

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