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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 Regal Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Regal Park 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 Regal Park:
- 29.255530, -82.163149
- 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 Regal Park
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Regal Park is near Alachua County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Levy 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 Regal Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Regal Park ...
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.
- Anthony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Plant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Fellowship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Golden Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Golden Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Grahamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grahamsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
- John Broward Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- John Broward Grant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Nubys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nubys Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubys Corner
- Saddle Oak Club
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saddle Oak Club is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Oak Club
- Shady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shady is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Silver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Regal Park 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 Regal Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Regal Park and extending to:
- Ocala, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Regal Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 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 '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- Regal Park) 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 Regal Park 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 Regal Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2555, Longitude: -82.1631 In this case, the coordinates for Regal Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.764 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.331 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.518 degrees. |
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