Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howell Place:
  • 29.771611, -83.508198
  • 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 Howell Place

• 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Since Howell Place is near Dixie County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dixie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Howell Place

Communities Also Named Howell Place ...

We found one communities that are also named Howell Place.

Within Florida, the name Howell Place is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Howell Place in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Ventura County
    • This Howell Place is located in Ventura County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Howell Place that is located in Taylor County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Howell Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howell Place ...

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.

• Clara
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Clara is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
• Cooks Hammock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooks Hammock is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hammock
• Cross City
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Cross City is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross City <2>
• Fish Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fish Creek is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Horseshoe
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Horseshoe is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Jena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jena is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
• Pinland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pinland is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinland
• Shamrock
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Shamrock is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock

How Far From Howell Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Howell Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Perry, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Howell Place to Perry, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 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 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,155 miles [8,296.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'