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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 Florida Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Florida 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 Florida Beach:
    • 30.201036, -85.851322
    • 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 Florida 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 Florida 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.

  • Bid-A-Wee
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bid-A-Wee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bid-A-Wee
    • Bid-A-Wee is located in Bay County
  • Gulf Lagoon Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Lagoon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Lagoon Beach
    • Gulf Lagoon Beach is located in Bay County
  • Inlet Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Grand Lagoon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Grand Lagoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
    • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
  • Open Sands
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Open Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Sands
    • Open Sands is located in Bay County
  • Panama City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Panama City Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pretty Bayou
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
    • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
  • Rosemary Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Florida Beach 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 Florida 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 Florida Beach and extending to:

  • Panama City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Florida Beach to Panama City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: 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 '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- Florida Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Florida Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2010, Longitude: -85.8513       In this case, the coordinates for Florida Beach 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 Florida 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 312.876 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.905 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.602 degrees.




 

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