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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 Geigers Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Geigers Landing and the surrounding area.
- 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 Geigers Landing:
- 28.789437, -81.147840
- 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 Geigers 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Since Geigers Landing is near Volusia County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Geigers Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Geigers 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.
- Cow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
- Dreamworld
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dreamworld is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamworld
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flora Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flora Heights is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Heights
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Mound Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
- Iowa City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iowa City is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
- Jones Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Landing is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Landing
- Lemon Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lordland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lordland is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordland
- Palm Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Palm Shadows is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Shadows
- Pinecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pinecrest is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Roseland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roseland Park is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Truck Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Truck Corner is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truck Corner
How Far From Geigers 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 Geigers Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Geigers Landing and extending to:
- Sanford, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies just to the West.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Geigers Landing to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Geigers Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Geigers Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Geigers Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7894, Longitude: -81.1478 In this case, the coordinates for Geigers Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.196 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.292 degrees. |
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