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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dalkeith
  • 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

Communities Also Named Dalkeith ...

We found four communities that share the name Dalkeith.

Within Florida, the name Dalkeith is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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
    • Scotland
      • Distance: 4,229 miles [6,805.9 km]<2> to the northeast

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Franklin County
  • Bon Ami
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Ami have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
    • Bon Ami is located in Liberty County
  • Brickyard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard
    • Brickyard is located in Franklin County
  • Early
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Early have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
    • Early is located in Gulf County
  • Hays Place
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
    • Hays Place is located in Franklin County
  • Highland View
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
    • Highland View is located in Gulf County
  • Honeyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
    • Honeyville is located in Gulf County
  • Lake Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
    • Lake Grove is located in Gulf County
  • Lewis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Liberty County
  • Mexico Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Milltown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Gulf County
  • Owl Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Landing
    • Owl Landing is located in Liberty County

How Far From Dalkeith 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dalkeith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gulf County: www.gulfcountygovernment.com/

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

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dalkeith) to Point B.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).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.464 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.401 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.389 degrees.









 

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