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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 Lynn Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynn Haven 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 Lynn Haven:
- 30.245331, -85.648658
- 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 Lynn Haven
- 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 Bay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
- Since Lynn Haven is near Washington County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Lynn Haven
Communities Also Named Lynn Haven ...
We found two communities that are also named Lynn Haven.
Within Florida, the name Lynn Haven is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lynn Haven that is located in Bay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Lynn Haven.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Lynn Haven is located in Roanoke County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lynn Haven that is located in Bay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Lynn Haven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynn Haven ...
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.
- Bayou George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bayou George is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou George
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cove is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Gulf Lagoon Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Lagoon Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Lagoon Beach
- Long Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Long Point is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Lower Grand Lagoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
- Panama City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Panama City Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pretty Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
How Far From Lynn Haven 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 city such as Lynn Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lynn Haven and extending to:
- Panama City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies just to the South.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lynn Haven 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynn Haven) 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 Lynn Haven 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 Lynn Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2453, Longitude: -85.6487 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.764 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.781 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.52 degrees. |
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