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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 Micco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Micco 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 Micco:
    • 27.876127, -80.502785
    • 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 Micco
  • 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 Brevard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brevard County
    • Since Micco is near Indian River County and also Saint Lucie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indian River County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lucie 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 Micco

Communities Also Named Micco ...

We found one communities that are also named Micco.

Within Florida, the name Micco is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Micco in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Micco is located in Logan County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the north of the Micco that is located in Brevard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Micco.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Micco ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Micco and extending to:

  • Titusville, which is the Seat of Brevard County, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Micco to Titusville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 786 miles [1,264.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Micco) 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 Micco 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 Micco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8761, Longitude: -80.5028    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.805 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.033 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.297 degrees.