Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paisley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paisley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paisley
- 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 Paisley:
- 28.987562, -81.542268
- 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 Paisley
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Paisley is near Volusia County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Volusia County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Paisley ...
We found nine communities that share the name Paisley.
Within Florida, the name Paisley is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Montana
- New Jersey
- Ontario
- This Paisley lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<2> to the north of the Paisley that is located in Lake County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Paisley is located in Greene County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<2> to the north of the Paisley that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Paisley.
- Tioga County
- This Paisley is located in Tioga County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km] to the north northeast of the Paisley that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Paisley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paisley ...
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.
- Barberville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Barberville is located in Volusia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberville <3>
- Big Scrub
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Chain O'Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain O'Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O'Lakes
- Chain O'Lakes is located in Lake County
- Confer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Crows Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
- Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
- Daisy Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Lake
- Daisy Lake is located in Volusia County
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Ethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Fullerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
- Fullerville is located in Lake County
- Grand Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <3>
- Harbor Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
- Harbor Shores is located in Lake County
- Mosquito Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Grove
- Mosquito Grove is located in Lake County
- Mount Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Homer
- Mount Homer is located in Lake County
- Orange City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
- Orange City is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <3>
How Far From Paisley 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 Paisley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paisley and extending to:
- Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paisley to Tavares, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 192 miles [309 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 731 miles [1,176.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paisley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Paisley 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paisley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paisley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9876, Longitude: -81.5423 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Paisley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.416 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.892 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.375 degrees. |