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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 Oak Tree Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Tree Park 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 Oak Tree Park:
- 28.753945, -81.558868
- 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 Oak Tree Park
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Oak Tree Park is near Lake County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole 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 Oak Tree Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Tree Park ...
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.
- Clay Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Island is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Island
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Ethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Forest City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Fullers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lake Apopka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Apopka is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Apopka
- Lake Jem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Jem is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
- Mount Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Homer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Homer
- Paradise Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tangerine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Oak Tree Park 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 Oak Tree Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oak Tree Park and extending to:
- Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Tree Park to Orlando, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Tree Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oak Tree Park 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 Oak Tree Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7539, Longitude: -81.5589 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Tree Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.41 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.853 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.432 degrees. |
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