Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kolokee:
  • 28.696385, -81.138118
  • 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 Kolokee

• 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
  • Since Kolokee is near Orange County and also Volusia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia 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 Kolokee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kolokee ...

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.

• Geigers Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Geigers Landing is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Landing
• Geneva
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Geneva is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
• Iowa City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
• Jamestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Jones Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jones Landing is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Landing
• Lake Charm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Charm is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charm
• Lemon Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
• Palm Shadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Palm Shadows is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Shadows
• Snow Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Snow Hill is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Truck Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Truck Corner is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truck Corner

How Far From Kolokee 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 Kolokee to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kolokee and extending to:

• Sanford, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kolokee to Sanford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'