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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 Mitchell Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchell 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 Mitchell Beach:
- 27.787526, -82.785102
- 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 Mitchell 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 Pinellas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- Since Mitchell Beach is near Hillsborough County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Mitchell Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchell 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.
- Cross Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Bayou is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Bayou
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Gulfport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Bluffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harbor Bluffs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Bluffs
- Highpoint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Indian Rocks Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Terrace is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Terrace
- Sunset Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunshine Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunshine Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
- Treasure Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Mitchell Beach 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Beach and extending to:
- Clearwater, which is the Seat of Pinellas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mitchell Beach to Clearwater, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 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 '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- Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7875, Longitude: -82.7851 In this case, the coordinates for Mitchell Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.988 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.027 degrees. |
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