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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 Flagler Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flagler Beach 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 Flagler Beach:
    • 29.475685, -81.125853
    • 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 Flagler Beach
  • 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 Flagler Beach ...

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.

  • Bon Terra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Terra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Terra
    • Bon Terra is located in Flagler County
  • Codys Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Codys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codys Corner
    • Codys Corner is located in Flagler County
  • John Addison Grant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Addison Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Addison Grant
    • John Addison Grant is located in Volusia County
  • Marineland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mound Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Grove
    • Mound Grove is located in Volusia County
  • National Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Gardens
    • National Gardens is located in Volusia County
  • Painters Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
    • Painters Hill is located in Flagler County
  • Palm Coast
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Relay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
    • Relay is located in Flagler County

How Far From Flagler Beach 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 city such as Flagler Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bunnell, which is the Seat of Flagler County, lies just to the West.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Flagler Beach to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Flagler Beach: www.cityofflaglerbeach.com/

The official website for Flagler County: www.flaglercounty.org/

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' (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- Flagler Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flagler Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4757, Longitude: -81.1259    
<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 Flagler Beach 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 310.223 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.737 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.128 degrees.




 

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