Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dekle Beach:
  • 29.849107, -83.619313
  • 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 Dekle Beach

• 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Since Dekle Beach is near Dixie County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dixie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Dekle Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dekle Beach ...

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.

• Buckville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
• Cabbage Grove
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cabbage Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Grove
• Clara
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clara is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
• Cooks Hammock
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Cooks Hammock is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hammock
• Day
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Day is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Day <1>
• Dell
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dell is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
• Fish Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fish Creek is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Jena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jena is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
• Mayo
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <1>
• Pinland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinland is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinland
• Roach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Roach is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
• Shady Grove
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <1>

How Far From Dekle Beach 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 Dekle Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Perry, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dekle Beach to Perry, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 728 miles [1,171.6 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 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'