Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ocala Thoroughbred Acres:
  • 29.172476, -82.243429
  • 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 Ocala Thoroughbred Acres

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Ocala Thoroughbred Acres is near Levy County and also Citrus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Levy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Citrus 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 Ocala Thoroughbred Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocala Thoroughbred Acres ...

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.

• Cotton Plant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
• Early Bird
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Early Bird is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
• Fellowship
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fellowship is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
• Golden Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Golden Hills is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
• Leroy ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leroy is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Martin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Martin is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Rainbow Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rainbow Park is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
• Regal Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Regal Park is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Park
• Rolling Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Saddle Oak Club
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saddle Oak Club is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Oak Club
• Shady
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady

How Far From Ocala Thoroughbred Acres 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 Ocala Thoroughbred Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ocala Thoroughbred Acres and extending to:

• Ocala, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the East.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Ocala Thoroughbred Acres to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'