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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 Mobiland by the Sea, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mobiland by the Sea 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 Mobiland by the Sea:
- 28.177715, -80.652844
- 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 Mobiland by the Sea
- 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 Mobiland by the Sea is near Osceola County and also Indian River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indian River 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 Mobiland by the Sea
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mobiland by the Sea ...
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.
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Indian Harbour Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- June Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- June Park is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Park
- Lotus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lotus is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Melbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melbourne Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melbourne Gardens is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Gardens
- Melbourne Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melbourne Village is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Palm Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Satellite Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Suntree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tropic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Mobiland by the Sea 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 Mobiland by the Sea to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mobiland by the Sea and extending to:
- Titusville, which is the Seat of Brevard County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mobiland by the Sea to Titusville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 268 miles [431.3 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 768 miles [1,236 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 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- Mobiland by the Sea) 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 Mobiland by the Sea 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 Mobiland by the Sea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1777, Longitude: -80.6528 In this case, the coordinates for Mobiland by the Sea have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.901 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.185 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.275 degrees. |
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