Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flamingo

• 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 Flamingo:
  • 28.381952, -81.373681
  • 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 Flamingo

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Flamingo is near Osceola County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Flamingo

Communities Also Named Flamingo ...

We found one communities that are also named Flamingo.

There is one other community in Florida that is also named Flamingo.

Beyond Florida.

• Communities Located In Florida ...
  • Monroe County
    • This Flamingo is located in Monroe County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the south of the Flamingo that is located in Orange County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Flamingo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flamingo ...

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.

• Doctor Phillips
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
• Hunters Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
• Kissimmee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kissimmee is located in Osceola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissimmee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kissimmee <2>
• Pine Castle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Castle is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Castle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Castle <2>
• Sand Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Lake is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <2>
• Sky Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sky Lake is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
• Tangelo Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
• Vineland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vineland is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

How Far From Flamingo 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 Flamingo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flamingo and extending to:

• Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Flamingo to Orlando, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'