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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 Miramar Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miramar Beach 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 Miramar Beach:
- 30.375251, -86.358703
- 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 Miramar Beach
- 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Since Miramar Beach is near Okaloosa County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okaloosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bay 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 Miramar Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miramar Beach ...
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.
- Big Hammock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Hammock is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hammock
- Choctaw Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Beach
- Dana Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dana Point is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Point
- Dana Pointe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dana Pointe is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Pointe
- Fluffy Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fluffy Landing is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluffy Landing
- Four Mile Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
- Gulf Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gulf Pines is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pines
- Niceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seascape
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seascape is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seascape
- Seaside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watercolor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watercolor is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watercolor
How Far From Miramar Beach 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 Miramar Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Miramar Beach and extending to:
- De Funiak Springs, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miramar Beach to De Funiak Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,258 miles [8,461.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Miramar Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Miramar Beach 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 Miramar Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3753, Longitude: -86.3587 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.182 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.283 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.754 degrees. |
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