Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kalamazoo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kalamazoo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kalamazoo
- 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 Kalamazoo:
- 28.846104, -81.110033
- 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 Kalamazoo
- 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 Volusia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Volusia County
- Since Kalamazoo is near Seminole County and also Brevard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- eBird sighting report for Brevard 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
Communities Also Named Kalamazoo ...
We found seven communities that share the name Kalamazoo.
Within Florida, the name Kalamazoo is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kalamazoo [Decatur County].
- Kingman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kalamazoo [Kingman County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kalamazoo [Sedgwick County].
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kalamazoo ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Volusia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
- Geigers Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geigers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Landing
- Geigers Landing is located in Seminole County
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Seminole County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
- Indian Mound Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
- Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
- Lemon Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
- Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
- Maytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Maytown is located in Volusia County
- Palm Shadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Shadows
- Palm Shadows is located in Seminole County
- Roseland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Roseland Park is located in Seminole County
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kalamazoo and extending to:
- De Land, which is the Seat of Volusia County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kalamazoo to De Land, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 219 miles [352.4 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 732 miles [1,178 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kalamazoo. 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kalamazoo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kalamazoo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8461, Longitude: -81.1100 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Kalamazoo 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kalamazoo 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 310.179 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.599 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.268 degrees. |