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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Myrtis ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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) - Browns Still
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Still have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Still
- Browns Still is located in Union County
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <3>
- Lulu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Lulu is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <3>
- Mason
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Mikesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mikesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
- Mikesville is located in Columbia County
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Union County
How Far From Myrtis to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Myrtis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Myrtis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Myrtis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0655, Longitude: -82.6001 In this case, the coordinates for Myrtis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Myrtis 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 311.051 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.774 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.486 degrees. |