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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 Lake Hart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Hart and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lake Hart:
- 28.392785, -81.240623
- 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 Lake Hart
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Lake Hart is near Osceola County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole 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 Lake Hart
Communities Also Named Lake Hart ...
We found one communities that are also named Lake Hart.
Within Florida, the name Lake Hart is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Lake Hart in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Morgan County
- This Lake Hart is located in Morgan County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Hart that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lake Hart.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Hart ...
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.
- Flamingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flamingo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo
- Hunters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Kissimmee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sky Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sky Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
- Tangelo Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
- Union Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- University Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Lake Hart 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 Lake Hart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Hart and extending to:
- Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Hart to Orlando, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 231 miles [371.8 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 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Lake Hart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lake Hart to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Hart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3928, Longitude: -81.2406 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Hart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.22 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.411 degrees. |
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