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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 Pickett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Pickett 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 Pickett:
- 28.591110, -81.118952
- 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 Pickett
- 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 Pickett is near Seminole County and also Brevard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Lake Pickett
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Pickett ...
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.
- Christmas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iowa City is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jones Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Landing is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Landing
- Lake Charm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Charm is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charm
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Truck Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Truck Corner is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truck Corner
- Union Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- University Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Lake Pickett 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 Pickett 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 Pickett and extending to:
- Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Pickett to Orlando, with an average speed<3> 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 228 miles [366.9 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 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 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' (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- Lake Pickett) 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 Pickett 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 Pickett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5911, Longitude: -81.1190 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Pickett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.169 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.551 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.328 degrees. |
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