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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 Santos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santos 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 Santos:
- 29.109145, -82.092868
- 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 Santos
- 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 Santos is near Sumter County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Santos
Communities Also Named Santos ...
We found two communities that are also named Santos.
Within Florida, the name Santos is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pope County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Santos [Pope County].
- Virginia
- Floyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Santos [Floyd County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Santos ...
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.
- Danks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Weir ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Weir is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
- Marion Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Oaks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Nubys Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nubys Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubys Corner
- Orange Blossom Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Blossom Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Blossom Hills
- Regal Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Regal Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Park
- Saddle Oak Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saddle Oak Club is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Oak Club
- Shady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shady is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunset Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Harbor is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
How Far From Santos 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 Santos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Santos and extending to:
- Ocala, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Santos to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Santos 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Santos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Santos 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 Santos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1091, Longitude: -82.0929 In this case, the coordinates for Santos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.256 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.527 degrees. |
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