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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 Crystal River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal River 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 Crystal River:
    • 28.894899, -82.584703
    • 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 Crystal River
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal River ...

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.

  • Big Hammock ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hammock
    • Big Hammock is located in Citrus County
  • Black Diamond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
  • Citrus Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crackertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crackertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackertown
    • Crackertown is located in Levy County
  • Cutlers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers
    • Cutlers is located in Citrus County
  • Hernando
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Holder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
    • Paradise Point is located in Citrus County
  • Pine Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
  • Red Level
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Red Level is located in Citrus County
  • Sugarmill Woods
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
  • Yankeetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Crystal River 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 city such as Crystal River to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crystal River and extending to:

  • Inverness, which is the Seat of Citrus County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crystal River to Inverness, with an average speed<4> 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 147 miles [236.6 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 759 miles [1,221.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Crystal River: www.crystal-river.com/

The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Crystal River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crystal River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8949, Longitude: -82.5847    
<4>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.
<5>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 Crystal River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.966 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.514 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.735 degrees.




 

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