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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 Indian Mound Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Mound Village 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 Indian Mound Village:
    • 28.803326, -81.216730
    • 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 Indian Mound Village
  • 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

Communities Also Named Indian Mound Village ...

We found one communities that share the name Indian Mound Village.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Indian Mound Village.

Beyond Florida.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Hillsborough County
      • This Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Indian Mound Village that is located in Seminole County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Indian Mound Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Mound Village ...

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.

  • Dreamworld
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dreamworld have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamworld
    • Dreamworld is located in Seminole County
  • Enterprise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Flora Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Heights
    • Flora Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Geigers Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geigers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Landing
    • Geigers Landing is located in Seminole County
  • Lemon Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
  • Lincoln Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Lordland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lordland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordland
    • Lordland is located in Seminole County
  • Palm Shadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Shadows
    • Palm Shadows is located in Seminole County
  • Pinecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Pinecrest is located in Seminole County
  • Roseland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
    • Roseland Park is located in Seminole County

How Far From Indian Mound Village 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 Indian Mound Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Mound Village 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 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Indian Mound Village to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Seminole County: www.seminolecountyfl.gov/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Mound Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Mound Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8033, Longitude: -81.2167       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Indian Mound Village 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 310.233 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.655 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.311 degrees.









 

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