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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 Drifton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drifton 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 Drifton:
- 30.495481, -83.879330
- 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 Drifton
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Drifton is near Madison County and also Leon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon 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 Drifton
Communities Also Named Drifton ...
We found two communities that are also named Drifton.
Within Florida, the name Drifton is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Drifton is located in Walker County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Drifton that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Drifton.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Drifton is located in Luzerne County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Drifton that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Drifton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drifton ...
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.
- Cody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cody is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Dills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Ebb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebb is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Everett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Thomas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Thomas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Limestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Lloyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Reams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reams is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
- Roddenberry ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roddenberry is located in Thomas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry
- Spray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
How Far From Drifton 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 Drifton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drifton and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Drifton to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Drifton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Drifton 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 Drifton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4955, Longitude: -83.8793 In this case, the coordinates for Drifton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.785 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.682 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.837 degrees. |
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