Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dalhousie Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dalhousie Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dalhousie Acres

• 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 Dalhousie Acres:
  • 28.901933, -81.630074
  • 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 Dalhousie Acres

• 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Dalhousie Acres is near Marion County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Dalhousie Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalhousie Acres ...

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.

• Chain O'Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chain O'Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O'Lakes
• Confer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Confer is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confer
• Dublin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dublin is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Grand Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grand Island is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <1>
• Harbor Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Harbor Shores is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
• Lake Jem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
• Lisbon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lisbon is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Mount Homer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Homer is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Homer
• Orange Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
• Paisley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paisley is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paisley <1>
• Silver Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Tangerine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tangerine is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangerine <1>

How Far From Dalhousie Acres 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 Dalhousie Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dalhousie Acres and extending to:

• Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dalhousie Acres to Tavares, 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'