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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 Los Trancos Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los Trancos Woods 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 Los Trancos Woods:
- 29.699966, -82.492611
- 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 Los Trancos Woods
- 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Since Los Trancos Woods is near Gilchrist County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilchrist County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford 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 Los Trancos Woods
Communities Also Named Los Trancos Woods ...
We found one communities that are also named Los Trancos Woods.
Within Florida, the name Los Trancos Woods is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Los Trancos Woods in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Los Trancos Woods is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Los Trancos Woods that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Los Trancos Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Los Trancos Woods ...
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.
- Cadillac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cadillac is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac
- Clark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Forest Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Half Moon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- J S Sanchez and Others Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Pinesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pinesville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
- Riceland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riceland is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
- Robinswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinswood is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Suburban Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Suburban Heights is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
How Far From Los Trancos Woods to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Los Trancos Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Los Trancos Woods and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Los Trancos Woods to Gainesville, 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 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- Los Trancos Woods) 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 Los Trancos Woods 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 Los Trancos Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7000, Longitude: -82.4926 In this case, the coordinates for Los Trancos Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.63 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.53 degrees. |
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