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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 Pineda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineda 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 Pineda:
- 28.237233, -80.678387
- 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 Pineda
- 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 Brevard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brevard County
- Since Pineda is near Osceola County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Pineda
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineda ...
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.
- Angel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Angel City is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Cocoa Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Footman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Footman is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footman
- Indian Harbour Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lotus
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lotus is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Palm Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Satellite Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suntree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tropic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Pineda 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 Pineda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pineda and extending to:
- Titusville, which is the Seat of Brevard County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pineda to Titusville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pineda) 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 Pineda 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 Pineda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.2372, Longitude: -80.6784 In this case, the coordinates for Pineda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.918 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.213 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.27 degrees. |
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