Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rex and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rex
- 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 Rex:
- 29.630246, -82.097319
- 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 Rex
- 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Since Rex is near Putnam County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Rex ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Rex.
Within Florida, the name Rex is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- This Rex is located in Harlan County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the north of the Rex that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Rex.
- Hart County
- This Rex is located in Hart County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km] to the north northwest of the Rex that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Rex.
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Gaston 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 North Carolina community of Rex [Gaston County].
- Robeson County
- This Rex is located in Robeson County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rex that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Rex.
- Ohio
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rex ...
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.
- Campville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Cross Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Cross Creek is located in Alachua County
- Edgar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <4>
- Green Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Alachua County
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Alachua County
- Island Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
- Island Grove is located in Alachua County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Grove <4>
- Keystone Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
- Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <4>
- Orange Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
- Orange Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
- Orange Springs is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Springs <4>
- Robinson Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Robinson Heights is located in Alachua County
- Ruthland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Waldo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
How Far From Rex 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 Rex to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rex and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rex to Gainesville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rex. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rex) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6302, Longitude: -82.0973 In this case, the coordinates for Rex 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 Rex 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 Rex 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 310.751 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.368 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.413 degrees. |