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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 Marian Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Marian Highlands 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 Marian Highlands:
- 27.876414, -81.042842
- 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 Marian Highlands
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- Since Lake Marian Highlands is near Polk County and also Indian River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indian River 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 Marian Highlands
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Marian Highlands ...
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.
- Deer Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Fort Kissimmee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Kissimmee is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kissimmee
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- June Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- June Park is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Park
- Lakeshore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Melbourne Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melbourne Gardens is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Gardens
- Melbourne Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melbourne Village is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Palm Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yeehaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yeehaw is located in Indian River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeehaw
- Yeehaw Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Lake Marian Highlands to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Marian Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Marian Highlands and extending to:
- Kissimmee, which is the Seat of Osceola County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Marian Highlands to Kissimmee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Marian Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Marian Highlands 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 Marian Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8764, Longitude: -81.0428 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Marian Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.084 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.354 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.463 degrees. |
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