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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 Red Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Level 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 Red Level:
    • 28.969698, -82.636214
    • 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 Red Level
  • 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 Red Level ...

We found five communities that share the name Red Level.

Within Florida, the name Red Level is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This Red Level is located in Chambers County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Red Level that is located in Citrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Red Level.
      • Covington County
      • This Red Level is located in Covington County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the northwest of the Red Level that is located in Citrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Red Level.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Red Level is located in Montgomery County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the northwest of the Red Level that is located in Citrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Red Level.
    • Georgia
      • Wilkinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Red Level [Wilkinson County].
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This Red Level is located in Rusk County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Level that is located in Citrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Red Level.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Level ...

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.

  • Black Diamond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
  • Citrus Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Crackertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crackertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackertown
    • Crackertown is located in Levy County
  • Crystal River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cutlers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers
    • Cutlers is located in Citrus County
  • Paradise Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
    • Paradise Point is located in Citrus County
  • Pine Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
  • Tidewater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tidewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
    • Tidewater is located in Levy County
  • Yankeetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Red Level 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 Red Level to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Inverness, which is the Seat of Citrus County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Red Level to Inverness, with an average speed<5> 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 141 miles [226.9 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/

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- Red Level) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9697, Longitude: -82.6362       In this case, the coordinates for Red Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Red Level 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Red Level 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 310.999 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.563 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.736 degrees.









 

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