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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 Niles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niles 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 Niles:
- 29.787154, -85.274085
- 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 Niles
- 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 Gulf County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gulf County
- Since Niles is near Franklin County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bay 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 Niles
Communities Also Named Niles ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Niles.
Within Florida, the name Niles is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Niles is located in Cook County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the north of the Niles that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Niles.
- Iowa
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Niles [Boone County].
- Floyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Niles [Floyd County].
- Kansas
- Ottawa County
- This Niles is located in Ottawa County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Niles that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Niles.
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This Niles is located in Berrien County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the north of the Niles that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Niles.
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Niles [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- This Niles is located in Bolivar County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Niles that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Niles.
- Missouri
- Newton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Niles [Newton County].
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Niles is located in Cayuga County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Niles that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Niles.
- North Dakota
- Benson County
- This Niles is located in Benson County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Niles that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benson County community of Niles.
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Gallia County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Niles.
- Trumbull County
- This Niles is located in Trumbull County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Niles that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Niles.
- Oklahoma
- Canadian County
- This Niles is located in Canadian County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Niles that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canadian County community of Niles.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Niles is located in Venango County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Niles that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Niles.
- Texas
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Niles [Harris County].
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Niles [Lee County].
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Niles [Manitowoc County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niles ...
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.
- Early
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Early is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Eleven Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eleven Mile is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Highland View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland View is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Indian Pass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Pass is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Pass
- Mexico Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Two Mile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Two Mile is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Mile
How Far From Niles 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 Niles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Niles and extending to:
- Port Saint Joe, which is the Seat of Gulf County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Niles to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Niles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Niles could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Niles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Niles 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 Niles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7872, Longitude: -85.2741 In this case, the coordinates for Niles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.514 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.428 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.474 degrees. |
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