Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moreland Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moreland Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moreland Park
- 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 Moreland Park:
- 28.889430, -82.041752
- 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 Moreland Park
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Moreland Park is near Marion County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moreland Park ...
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.
- Bamboo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Cherry Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
- Cherry Lake is located in Sumter County
- Fruitland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
- Fruitland Park is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland Park <2>
- Lady Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Lake
- Lady Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lady Lake <2>
- Long Hammock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hammock
- Long Hammock is located in Sumter County
- Monarch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Orange Blossom Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Blossom Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Blossom Hills
- Orange Blossom Hills is located in Marion County
- Orange Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
- Orange Home is located in Sumter County
- Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sunset Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
- Sunset Harbor is located in Marion County
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <2>
How Far From Moreland Park 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 Moreland Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Moreland Park and extending to:
- Bushnell, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moreland Park to Bushnell, with an average speed<4> 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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moreland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sumter County: www.bocc.co.sumter.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 '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- Moreland Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moreland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8894, Longitude: -82.0418 In this case, the coordinates for Moreland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Moreland Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.178 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.559 degrees. |