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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 Ozello, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ozello 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 Ozello:
- 28.825815, -82.657046
- 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 Ozello
- 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 Citrus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Citrus County
- Since Ozello is near Levy County and also Hernando 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 Hernando 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 Ozello
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ozello ...
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.
- Big Hammock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Hammock is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hammock
- Black Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Crackertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crackertown is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackertown
- Crystal River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers
- Paradise Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Point is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
- Pine Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Red Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Sugarmill Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Yankeetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Ozello 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 Ozello to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ozello and extending to:
- Inverness, which is the Seat of Citrus County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ozello to Inverness, 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 most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ozello) 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 Ozello 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 Ozello. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8258, Longitude: -82.6570 In this case, the coordinates for Ozello have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.00 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.544 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.774 degrees. |
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