Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Luddersville:
  • 29.159140, -82.440657
  • 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 Luddersville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Luddersville ...

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.

• Cotton Plant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
• Early Bird
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Early Bird is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
• Leroy ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Leroy is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Rainbow Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rainbow Falls is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
• Rainbow Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rainbow Park is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
• Rocksprings
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocksprings is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksprings
• Rolling Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Romeo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Romeo is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
• Tidewater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tidewater is located in Levy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Luddersville and extending to:

• Ocala, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Luddersville to Ocala, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'