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

When in Isleboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Isleboro 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 Isleboro:
    • 29.064197, -80.950252
    • 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 Isleboro
  • 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 Isleboro ...

We found one communities that share the name Isleboro.

Within Florida, the name Isleboro is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Isleboro [Waldo County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Isleboro ...

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.

  • Blake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
    • Blake is located in Volusia County
  • Edgewater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
    • Harbor Oaks is located in Volusia County
  • Jane Murray Grant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jane Murray Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Murray Grant
    • Jane Murray Grant is located in Volusia County
  • John Bolton Grant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Bolton Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Bolton Grant
    • John Bolton Grant is located in Volusia County
  • Jose Sanchez Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jose Sanchez Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jose Sanchez Grant
    • Jose Sanchez Grant is located in Volusia County
  • Joseph Bonelly Grant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Bonelly Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Bonelly Grant
    • Joseph Bonelly Grant is located in Volusia County
  • Mission City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
    • Mission City is located in Volusia County
  • Pickwick Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
    • Pickwick Village is located in Volusia County
  • Wilbur-by-the-Sea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur-by-the-Sea
    • Wilbur-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County

How Far From Isleboro to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Isleboro and extending to:

  • De Land, which is the Seat of Volusia County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Isleboro to De Land, with an average speed<5> 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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Isleboro could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Isleboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Isleboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0642, Longitude: -80.9503    
<5>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.
<6>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 Isleboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.108 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.546 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.166 degrees.









 

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