Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fluffy Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fluffy Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fluffy Landing
- 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 Fluffy Landing:
- 30.431031, -86.136052
- 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 Fluffy Landing
- 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Since Fluffy Landing is near Bay County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bay County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fluffy Landing ...
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.
- Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Bunker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Choctaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Choctaw Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Beach
- Choctaw Beach is located in Walton County
- Four Mile Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Mile Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
- Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
- Gulf Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pines
- Gulf Pines is located in Walton County
- Rock Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Rosemary Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Beach
- Rosemary Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemary Beach <2>
- Seagrove Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove Beach
- Seagrove Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagrove Beach <2>
- Seaside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Seaside is located in Walton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <2>
- Watercolor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watercolor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watercolor
- Watercolor is located in Walton County
How Far From Fluffy Landing 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 Fluffy Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fluffy Landing and extending to:
- De Funiak Springs, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fluffy Landing to De Funiak Springs, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 779 miles [1,253.7 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 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,363 miles [11,849.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fluffy Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fluffy Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fluffy Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4310, Longitude: -86.1361 In this case, the coordinates for Fluffy Landing 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 Fluffy Landing 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 313.059 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.148 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.662 degrees. |