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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 Festus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Festus 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 Festus:
- 30.601588, -83.968778
- 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 Festus
- 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 Festus is near Leon County and also Thomas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thomas 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 Festus
Communities Also Named Festus ...
We found two communities that are also named Festus.
Within Florida, the name Festus is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Festus is located in Jefferson County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Festus that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Festus.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Festus is located in Marion County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Festus that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Festus.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Festus ...
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.
- Beverly ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Thomas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Everett is located in Thomas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Thomas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Lloyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Roddenberry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roddenberry is located in Thomas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry
How Far From Festus 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 Festus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Festus and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Festus to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 694 miles [1,116.9 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 6,566 miles [10,567 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 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Festus) 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 Festus 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 Festus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6016, Longitude: -83.9688 In this case, the coordinates for Festus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.842 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.763 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.846 degrees. |
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