Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lands End Ranch:
  • 29.543025, -81.902033
  • 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 Lands End Ranch

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Lands End Ranch is near Marion County and also Alachua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua 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 Lands End Ranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lands End Ranch ...

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.

• Buffalo Bluff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
• Edgar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgar is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <1>
• Eureka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Eureka is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Florahome
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Florahome is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florahome
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florahome <1>
• Francis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Francis is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Hog Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hog Valley is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Valley
• Hunter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Island Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Island Grove is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Grove <1>
• Mannville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mannville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
• Orange Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Springs <1>
• Point Pleasant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Possum Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Possum Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Bluff
• Rodman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rodman is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman

How Far From Lands End Ranch 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 Lands End Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lands End Ranch to Palatka, 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'