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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 Sidell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sidell 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 Sidell:
- 27.117832, -82.116478
- 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 Sidell
- 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 Sarasota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sarasota County
- Since Sidell is near DeSoto County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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 Sidell
Communities Also Named Sidell ...
We found three communities that are also named Sidell.
Within Florida, the name Sidell is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Sidell is located in Vermilion County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sidell that is located in Sarasota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Sidell.
- Kentucky
- Clay County
- This Sidell is located in Clay County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the north of the Sidell that is located in Sarasota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Sidell.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sidell [Clarion County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sidell ...
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.
- Deep Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Harbor View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbour Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
- Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hull is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Lake Suzy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Suzy is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Suzy
- Peace River Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peace River Shores is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace River Shores
- Pine Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Tarpon Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon Point is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Point
- Warm Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Sidell 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 Sidell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sidell and extending to:
- Sarasota, which is the Seat of Sarasota County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sidell to Sarasota, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,208 miles [8,381.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Sidell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sidell 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sidell 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 Sidell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.1178, Longitude: -82.1165 In this case, the coordinates for Sidell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.827 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.951 degrees. |
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