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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 Minorville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minorville 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 Minorville:
- 28.551715, -81.538045
- 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 Minorville
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Minorville is near Lake County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole 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 Minorville
Communities Also Named Minorville ...
We found one communities that are also named Minorville.
Within Florida, the name Minorville is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Minorville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Minorville [Marshall County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minorville ...
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.
- Castle Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Castle Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Crown Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Doctor Phillips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
- Fullers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fullers is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lake Apopka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Apopka is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Apopka
- Lake Butter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Butter is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
- Paradise Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
- Sand Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tangelo Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
- Winter Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Minorville 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 Minorville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Minorville once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Minorville and extending to:
- Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Minorville to Orlando, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 210 miles [338 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Minorville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Minorville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Minorville 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 Minorville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5517, Longitude: -81.5380 In this case, the coordinates for Minorville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.386 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.797 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.47 degrees. |
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