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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 Sinai, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sinai 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 Sinai:
- 30.661859, -84.910198
- 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 Sinai
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Sinai is near Gadsden County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gadsden County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Sinai
Communities Also Named Sinai ...
We found four communities that are also named Sinai.
Within Florida, the name Sinai is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Anderson County
- This Sinai is located in Anderson County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the north of the Sinai that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Sinai.
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Sinai is located in Rankin County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sinai that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Sinai.
- South Dakota
- Brookings County
- This Sinai is located in Brookings County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sinai that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brookings County community of Sinai.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This Sinai is located in Halifax County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sinai that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Sinai.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinai ...
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.
- Butler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hardaway is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Jinks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jinks is located in Decatur County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Rock Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sweetwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
How Far From Sinai 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 Sinai to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sinai and extending to:
- Marianna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sinai to Marianna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sinai) 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 Sinai 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 Sinai. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6619, Longitude: -84.9102 In this case, the coordinates for Sinai have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.377 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.171 degrees. |
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