Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lottieville:
  • 29.612181, -82.897901
  • 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 Lottieville

• 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 Gilchrist County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilchrist County
  • Since Lottieville is near Dixie County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dixie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Levy 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 Lottieville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lottieville ...

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.

• Bell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
• Chiefland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Chiefland is located in Levy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiefland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiefland <1>
• Dixietown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixietown is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixietown
• Eugene
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eugene is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
• Fanning Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fanning Springs is located in Gilchrist County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanning Springs <1>
• Harvard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Harvard is located in Gilchrist County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
• Manatee Road
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
• Mutual
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mutual is located in Gilchrist County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
• Waters Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
• Yellow Jacket
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Jacket is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Jacket

How Far From Lottieville 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 Lottieville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Gilchrist County, lies just to the East.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lottieville to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'