Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kissimmee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kissimmee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kissimmee
- 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 Kissimmee:
- 28.304544, -81.416024
- 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 Kissimmee
- 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 Osceola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- Since Kissimmee is near Orange County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Kissimmee ...
We found two communities that share the name Kissimmee.
Within Florida, the name Kissimmee is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kissimmee ...
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.
- Celebration
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celebration
- Celebration is located in Osceola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celebration <3>
- ChampionsGate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
- ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
- Doctor Phillips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctor Phillips have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
- Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
- Flamingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hunters Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
- Pine Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Castle
- Pine Castle is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Castle <3>
- Reunion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reunion
- Reunion is located in Osceola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reunion <3>
- Sand Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Sand Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <3>
- Sky Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Tangelo Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangelo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
- Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
- Vineland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Kissimmee 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 city such as Kissimmee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kissimmee and extending to:
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kissimmee to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 773 miles [1,244 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kissimmee: www.kissimmee.org/
The official website for Osceola County: www.osceola.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kissimmee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kissimmee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kissimmee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3045, Longitude: -81.4160 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Kissimmee 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 310.306 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.67 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.485 degrees. |