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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 Crackertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crackertown 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 Crackertown:
- 29.036362, -82.686494
- 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 Crackertown
- 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 Levy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Levy County
- Since Crackertown is near Citrus County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Citrus 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 Crackertown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crackertown ...
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Citrus Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crystal River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cutlers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cutlers is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers
- Gulf Hammock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paradise Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Point is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
- Pine Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Rainbow Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rainbow Falls is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Red Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Tidewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tidewater is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
- Yankeetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Crackertown 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 Crackertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crackertown and extending to:
- Bronson, which is the Seat of Levy County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Crackertown to Bronson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 136 miles [218.9 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 753 miles [1,211.8 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 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 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 '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- Crackertown) 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 Crackertown 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 Crackertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0364, Longitude: -82.6865 In this case, the coordinates for Crackertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.03 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.608 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.739 degrees. |
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