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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 Dalkeith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dalkeith 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 Dalkeith:
- 30.005758, -85.154082
- 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 Dalkeith
- 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 Gulf County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gulf County
- Since Dalkeith is near Liberty County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Dalkeith
Communities Also Named Dalkeith ...
We found four communities that are also named Dalkeith.
Within Florida, the name Dalkeith is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Dalkeith, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Madison Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Dalkeith [Madison Parish].
- Ontario
- This Dalkeith lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dalkeith that is located in Gulf County.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - Western Australia
- Distance: 11,183 miles [17,997.3 km]<2> to the west
- Open a Google Map centered on Dalkeith
- Scotland
- Distance: 4,229 miles [6,805.9 km]<2> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dalkeith
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalkeith ...
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.
- Beverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bon Ami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Ami is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
- Brickyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brickyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard
- Early
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Early is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Hays Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Place is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
- Highland View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland View is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Honeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Honeyville is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Lake Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Grove is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
- Lewis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Mexico Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Owl Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Owl Landing is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Landing
How Far From Dalkeith 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 community such as Dalkeith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dalkeith and extending to:
- Port Saint Joe, which is the Seat of Gulf County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dalkeith to Port Saint Joe, 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 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 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dalkeith 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dalkeith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dalkeith 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 Dalkeith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0058, Longitude: -85.1541 In this case, the coordinates for Dalkeith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.464 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.401 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.389 degrees. |
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