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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Enchanted Park:
    • 30.245795, -81.770099
    • 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 Enchanted Park
  • 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 Enchanted Park ...

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.

  • Brightsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightsville
    • Brightsville is located in Duval County
  • College Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Duval County
  • Goodbys
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodbys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbys
    • Goodbys is located in Duval County
  • Grand Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
    • Grand Crossing is located in Duval County
  • Grand Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Park
    • Grand Park is located in Duval County
  • Hart Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Haven
    • Hart Haven is located in Duval County
  • Holly Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
    • Holly Point is located in Clay County
  • John H McIntosh Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John H McIntosh Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
    • John H McIntosh Grant is located in Duval County
  • Lake Shore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Duval County
  • Magnolia Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
    • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
  • Marshall Plantation ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Plantation
    • Marshall Plantation is located in Duval County
  • Orange Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Duval County

How Far From Enchanted Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Enchanted Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Enchanted Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Enchanted Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Enchanted Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2458, Longitude: -81.7701       In this case, the coordinates for Enchanted Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Enchanted Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.609 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.29 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.162 degrees.









 

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