Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Carlos Chacatos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Carlos Chacatos and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Carlos Chacatos
- 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 San Carlos Chacatos:
- 30.350198, -85.683263
- 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 San Carlos Chacatos
- 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 Bay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bay County
- Since San Carlos Chacatos is near Washington County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Walton 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Carlos Chacatos ...
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.
- Bayou George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou George
- Bayou George is located in Bay County
- Bid-A-Wee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
- Couch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Crystal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Washington County
- Greenhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Gulf Lagoon Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Lagoon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Lagoon Beach
- Gulf Lagoon Beach is located in Bay County
- Lower Grand Lagoon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Grand Lagoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
- Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
- Lynn Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Lynn Haven is located in Bay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Haven <2>
- Nixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Open Sands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Open Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Sands
- Open Sands is located in Bay County
- Panama City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City
- Panama City is located in Bay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City <2>
- Panama City Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City Beach
- Panama City Beach is located in Bay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City Beach <2>
- Pine Log
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Pretty Bayou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
- Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
- Red Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Open Sands
How Far From San Carlos Chacatos 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 San Carlos Chacatos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of San Carlos Chacatos once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in San Carlos Chacatos and extending to:
- Panama City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from San Carlos Chacatos to Panama City, 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about San Carlos Chacatos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- San Carlos Chacatos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Carlos Chacatos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3502, Longitude: -85.6833 In this case, the coordinates for San Carlos Chacatos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 San Carlos Chacatos 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 312.793 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.828 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.513 degrees. |