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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 Curtis Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curtis Mill 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 Curtis Mill:
- 30.008741, -84.525778
- 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 Curtis Mill
- 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 Wakulla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wakulla County
- Since Curtis Mill is near Franklin County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Curtis Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Curtis Mill ...
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 Blackjack Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Panacea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Panacea Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Panacea Park is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea Park
- Pine Log
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Log is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Skipper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Skipper is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper
- Sopchoppy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Surf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Surf is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf
How Far From Curtis Mill 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 Curtis Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Curtis Mill and extending to:
- Crawfordville, which is the Seat of Wakulla County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Curtis Mill to Crawfordville, 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 four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 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 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 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- Curtis Mill) 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 Curtis Mill 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 Curtis Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0087, Longitude: -84.5258 In this case, the coordinates for Curtis Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.112 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.993 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.166 degrees. |
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