Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Myrtis:
  • 30.065513, -82.600121
  • 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 Myrtis

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Myrtis is near Union County and also Alachua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua 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 Myrtis

Communities Also Named Myrtis ...

We found one communities that are also named Myrtis.

Within Florida, the name Myrtis is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Myrtis in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Caddo Parish
    • This Myrtis is located in Caddo Parish and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Myrtis that is located in Columbia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Myrtis.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtis ...

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.

• Bass
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bass is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
• Browns Still
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Browns Still is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Still
• Ebenezer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake City is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
• Lulu
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lulu is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <2>
• Mason
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mason is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Mikesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mikesville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
• Providence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Myrtis and extending to:

• Lake City, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Myrtis to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'