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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 Dunedin Isles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunedin Isles 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 Dunedin Isles:
- 28.027796, -82.790380
- 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 Dunedin Isles
- 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 Pinellas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- Since Dunedin Isles is near Hillsborough County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Dunedin Isles
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunedin Isles ...
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.
- Clearwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
- Former name for Clearwater:
- Clear Water Harbor
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>
- Clearwater Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
- Coachman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coachman is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman
- Cove Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- Crystal Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harbor Palms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harbor Palms is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Palms
- Harbor View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harbor View is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Palm Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Safety Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Dunedin Isles 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 Dunedin Isles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dunedin Isles and extending to:
- Clearwater, which is the Seat of Pinellas County, lies just to the South.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dunedin Isles 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Dunedin Isles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dunedin Isles 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 Dunedin Isles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0278, Longitude: -82.7904 In this case, the coordinates for Dunedin Isles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.446 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.981 degrees. |
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