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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 Lovedale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lovedale 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 Lovedale:
- 30.879911, -85.042983
- 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 Lovedale
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Lovedale is near Seminole County and also Houston 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 Houston 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 Lovedale
Communities Also Named Lovedale ...
We found one communities that are also named Lovedale.
Within Florida, the name Lovedale is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Lovedale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Lovedale is located in Allegheny County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lovedale that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Lovedale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovedale ...
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.
- Butler ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hornsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsville
- Lucy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lucy is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Neals Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neals Landing is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Landing
- Riverturn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverturn is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverturn
- Steam Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Two Egg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
How Far From Lovedale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lovedale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lovedale and extending to:
- Marianna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lovedale to Marianna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lovedale) 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 Lovedale 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 Lovedale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8799, Longitude: -85.0430 In this case, the coordinates for Lovedale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.468 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.526 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.174 degrees. |
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