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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 Painters Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Painters Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Painters Hill:
    • 29.533030, -81.153116
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Painters Hill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Painters Hill ...

We found one communities that share the name Painters Hill.

Within Florida, the name Painters Hill is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Painters Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Painters Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Painters Hill that is located in Flagler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Painters Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Painters Hill ...

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.

  • Bon Terra
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Terra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Terra
    • Bon Terra is located in Flagler County
  • Cedar Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
    • Cedar Landing is located in Saint Johns County
  • Dinner Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinner Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinner Island
    • Dinner Island is located in Flagler County
  • John Addison Grant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Addison Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Addison Grant
    • John Addison Grant is located in Volusia County
  • Marineland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mound Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Grove
    • Mound Grove is located in Volusia County
  • National Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Gardens
    • National Gardens is located in Volusia County
  • Palm Coast
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Summer Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haven
    • Summer Haven is located in Saint Johns County

How Far From Painters Hill 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 Painters Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Painters Hill and extending to:

  • Bunnell, which is the Seat of Flagler County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Painters Hill to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Painters Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Flagler County: www.flaglercounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Painters Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Painters Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5330, Longitude: -81.1531       In this case, the coordinates for Painters Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Painters Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.24 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.765 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.123 degrees.









 

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