Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mikesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mikesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mikesville
- 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 Mikesville:
- 29.946626, -82.602064
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mikesville
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Mikesville is near Alachua County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mikesville ...
We found one communities that share the name Mikesville.
Within Florida, the name Mikesville is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Mikesville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Winnebago County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Mikesville [Winnebago County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mikesville ...
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.
- Bass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Bland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Brown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Browns Still
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Still have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Still
- Browns Still is located in Union County
- Clark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Dukes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hasan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - High Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
- High Springs is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <3>
- Lulu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Lulu is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <3>
- Mason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Union County
How Far From Mikesville 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 Mikesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mikesville and extending to:
- Lake City, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mikesville to Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mikesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mikesville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mikesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mikesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9466, Longitude: -82.6021 In this case, the coordinates for Mikesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mikesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.044 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.751 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.513 degrees. |