|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Panacoochee Retreats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panacoochee Retreats 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 Panacoochee Retreats:
- 28.800265, -82.135365
- 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 Panacoochee Retreats
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Panacoochee Retreats is near Citrus County and also Hernando County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Citrus 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 Panacoochee Retreats
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panacoochee Retreats ...
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.
- Bamboo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bamboo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Carver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carver is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Floral City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Long Hammock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Long Hammock is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hammock
- Monarch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Orange Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orange Home is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Wahoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Panacoochee Retreats to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Panacoochee Retreats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Panacoochee Retreats and extending to:
- Bushnell, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Panacoochee Retreats to Bushnell, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 755 miles [1,215.1 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 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 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 '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- Panacoochee Retreats) 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 Panacoochee Retreats 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 Panacoochee Retreats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8003, Longitude: -82.1354 In this case, the coordinates for Panacoochee Retreats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.719 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.216 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.608 degrees. |
|
|