Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Floridatown:
  • 30.581305, -87.154692
  • 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 Floridatown

• 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 Santa Rosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
  • Since Floridatown is near Escambia County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Floridatown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Floridatown ...

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.

• Bagdad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bagdad is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagdad <1>
• Cottage Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Ferry Pass
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
• Harp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harp is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
• Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
• Manuel Bonafay Grant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Manuel Bonafay Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Bonafay Grant
• Manuel Gonzales Grant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Manuel Gonzales Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Gonzales Grant
• Olive
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Olive is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Roeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roeville is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Floridatown and extending to:

• Milton, which is the Seat of Santa Rosa County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Floridatown to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'