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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 Sellersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sellersville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sellersville:
    • 30.991849, -86.928018
    • 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 Sellersville
  • 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 Santa Rosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
    • Since Sellersville is near Escambia County and also Okaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Okaloosa 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 Sellersville

Communities Also Named Sellersville ...

We found two communities that are also named Sellersville.

Within Florida, the name Sellersville is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Geneva County
      • This Sellersville is located in Geneva County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sellersville that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Sellersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Sellersville is located in Bucks County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sellersville that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Sellersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sellersville ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Damascus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Damascus is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Dixie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Good Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Good Hope is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Jay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
  • Pea Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Riverview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Rock Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rock Creek is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Hill is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill

How Far From Sellersville 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 Sellersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sellersville and extending to:

  • Milton, which is the Seat of Santa Rosa County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sellersville to Milton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,256 miles [8,458.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sellersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sellersville 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 Sellersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9918, Longitude: -86.9280       In this case, the coordinates for Sellersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.565 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.812 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.851 degrees.