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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 Myrtle Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myrtle Island 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 Myrtle Island:
- 29.585527, -81.441184
- 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 Myrtle Island
- 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 Flagler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Flagler County
- Since Myrtle Island is near Saint Johns County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Myrtle Island
Communities Also Named Myrtle Island ...
We found one communities that are also named Myrtle Island.
Within Florida, the name Myrtle Island is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Myrtle Island in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Myrtle Island is located in Beaufort County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the north of the Myrtle Island that is located in Flagler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Myrtle Island.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtle Island ...
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.
- Crescent City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cypress Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Dinner Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dinner Island is located in Flagler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinner Island
- Gopher Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gopher Ridge is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gopher Ridge
- J Summeral Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- J Summeral Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Summeral Grant
- Job Wiggins Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Job Wiggins Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Wiggins Grant
- John Broward Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- John Broward Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
- John Faulk Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- John Faulk Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Faulk Grant
- John Heurtas Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- John Heurtas Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Heurtas Grant
- Orange Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
- Shell Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Bluff is located in Flagler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Spuds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spuds is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuds
How Far From Myrtle Island 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 Myrtle Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Myrtle Island and extending to:
- Bunnell, which is the Seat of Flagler County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Myrtle Island to Bunnell, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Myrtle Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Myrtle Island 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 Myrtle Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5855, Longitude: -81.4412 In this case, the coordinates for Myrtle Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.397 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.953 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.206 degrees. |
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