Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dreamworld:
  • 28.784160, -81.275898
  • 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 Dreamworld

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dreamworld ...

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.

• Bookertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bookertown is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookertown
• Crystal Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Heights
• Crystal Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Point is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Point
• Elder Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elder Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Springs
• Flora Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flora Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Heights
• Indian Mound Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
• Lake Mary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Mary is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mary <1>
• Lake View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake View is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lincoln Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Lock Arbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lock Arbor is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Arbor
• Lordland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lordland is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordland
• Pinecrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Roseland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Roseland Park is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park

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

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

• Sanford, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies just to the North.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Dreamworld to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 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 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'