Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Myakka Head, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myakka Head and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Myakka Head

• 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 Myakka Head:
  • 27.468096, -82.075643
  • 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 Myakka Head

• 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 Manatee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee County
  • Since Myakka Head is near Hardee County and also DeSoto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto 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 Myakka Head

Curious and Interesting Names Near Myakka Head ...

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.

• Bethany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethany is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Bridges
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bridges is located in Hardee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
• Coker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coker is located in Hardee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
• Fort Green
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Green is located in Hardee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Green
• Fort Lonesome
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Fort Lonesome is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lonesome
• Hidden River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hidden River is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
• Limestone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Limestone is located in Hardee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Lonesome Hollow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lonesome Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesome Hollow
• Oak Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hardee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pine Level
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pine Level is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
• Sandy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sandy is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Tryon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tryon is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon

How Far From Myakka Head 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 Myakka Head to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Myakka Head and extending to:

• Bradenton, which is the Seat of Manatee County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Myakka Head to Bradenton, with an average speed<2> 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 244 miles [392.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'