Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Satsuma Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Satsuma Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Satsuma Heights
- 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 Satsuma Heights:
- 30.585749, -87.268862
- 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 Satsuma Heights
- 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Since Satsuma Heights is near Santa Rosa County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Satsuma Heights ...
We found one communities that share the name Satsuma Heights.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Satsuma Heights.
Beyond Florida.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Putnam 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 Florida community of Satsuma Heights [Putnam County].
- Putnam County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Satsuma Heights ...
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.
- Cottage Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Escambia County
- Farm Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Ferry Pass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Floridatown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floridatown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridatown
- Floridatown is located in Santa Rosa County
- Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
- Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant is located in Escambia County
- Manuel Bonafay Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuel Bonafay Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Bonafay Grant
- Manuel Bonafay Grant is located in Escambia County
- Manuel Gonzales Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuel Gonzales Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Gonzales Grant
- Manuel Gonzales Grant is located in Escambia County
- Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Satsuma Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Satsuma Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Satsuma Heights and extending to:
- Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Satsuma Heights to Pensacola, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Satsuma Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Satsuma Heights 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Satsuma Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Satsuma Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5857, Longitude: -87.2689 In this case, the coordinates for Satsuma Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Satsuma Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.729 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.945 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.053 degrees. |