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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 Sisco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sisco 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 Sisco:
- 29.521082, -81.627023
- 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 Sisco
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Sisco is near Flagler County and also Saint Johns County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Flagler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns 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 Sisco
Communities Also Named Sisco ...
We found one communities that are also named Sisco.
Within Florida, the name Sisco is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Sisco in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Sisco is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,489 miles [4,005.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sisco that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Sisco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sisco ...
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.
- Buffalo Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
- Crescent City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent City Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Francis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Job Wiggins Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Job Wiggins Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Wiggins Grant
- John Broward Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- John Broward Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
- Johns Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johns Ferry is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Ferry
- Possum Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Possum Bluff is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Bluff
- Rodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rodman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Shell Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shell Bluff is located in Flagler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
How Far From Sisco to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sisco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sisco and extending to:
- Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sisco to Palatka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sisco) 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 Sisco 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 Sisco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5211, Longitude: -81.6270 In this case, the coordinates for Sisco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.492 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.054 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.282 degrees. |
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