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 Eastport:
30.423294, -81.598983
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.
We found thirteen communities that are also named Eastport.
Within Florida, the name Eastport is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Little River County
This Eastport is located in Little River County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Eastport.
California
Contra Costa County
This Eastport is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Eastport.
Idaho
Boundary County
This Eastport is located in Boundary County and lies 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boundary County community of Eastport.
Maine
Washington County
This Eastport is located in Washington County and lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Eastport.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Eastport is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Eastport.
Michigan
Antrim County
This Eastport is located in Antrim County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the north of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Eastport.
Mississippi
Tishomingo County
This Eastport is located in Tishomingo County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Eastport.
New York
Suffolk County
This Eastport is located in Suffolk County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Eastport.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Eastport lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
Ohio
Tuscarawas County
This Eastport is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the north of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Eastport.
Oklahoma
McCurtain County
This Eastport is located in McCurtain County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Eastport.
Tennessee
Cocke County
This Eastport is located in Cocke County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Eastport.
Pickett County
This Eastport is located in Pickett County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the north northwest of the Eastport that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Eastport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastport ...
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.
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 Eastport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastport and extending to:
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Eastport to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eastport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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.
<3>
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 Eastport 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 Eastport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4233, Longitude: -81.5990 In this case, the coordinates for Eastport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.525 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.218 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.062 degrees.