Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dinner Island:
  • 29.561084, -81.384514
  • 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 Dinner Island

• 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 Flagler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Flagler County
  • Since Dinner Island is near Saint Johns County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
  • eBird sighting report for Putnam 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dinner Island ...

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.

• Bon Terra
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Terra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Terra
  • Bon Terra is located in Flagler County
• Cedar Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
  • Cedar Landing is located in Saint Johns County
• Crescent City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <2>
• Crescent City Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
  • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
• Gopher Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gopher Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gopher Ridge
  • Gopher Ridge is located in Saint Johns County
• Job Wiggins Grant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Job Wiggins Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Wiggins Grant
  • Job Wiggins Grant is located in Putnam County
• John Broward Grant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Broward Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
  • John Broward Grant is located in Putnam County
• Marineland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland
  • Marineland is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marineland <2>
• New Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Run
  • New Run is located in Putnam County
• Palm Coast
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Coast
  • Palm Coast is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Coast <2>
• Shell Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
  • Shell Bluff is located in Flagler County
• Spuds
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spuds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuds
  • Spuds is located in Saint Johns County
• Summer Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haven
  • Summer Haven is located in Saint Johns County

How Far From Dinner Island 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 Dinner Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dinner Island and extending to:

• Bunnell, which is the Seat of Flagler County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dinner Island to Bunnell, with an average speed<4> 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Flagler County: www.flaglercounty.org/

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