Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Seminole Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seminole Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Seminole Springs

• 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 Seminole Springs:
  • 28.845547, -81.528127
  • 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 Seminole Springs

• 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Seminole Springs is near Orange County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole 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 Seminole Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seminole Springs ...

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.

• Bookertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bookertown is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookertown
• Chain O'Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chain O'Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O'Lakes
• Confer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Confer is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confer
• Dublin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dublin is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Ethel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ethel is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
• Lake Jem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
• Mount Homer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Homer is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Homer
• Oak Tree Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Tree Park is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Park
• Paisley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Paisley is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paisley <1>
• Plymouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Tangerine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tangerine is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangerine <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seminole Springs and extending to:

• Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seminole Springs to Tavares, with an average speed<3> 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 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 740 miles [1,190.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'