Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Slones Ridge:
  • 28.578886, -81.944524
  • 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 Slones Ridge

• 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 Slones Ridge is near Sumter County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Slones Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slones Ridge ...

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.

• Carver
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carver is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
• Clay Sink
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay Sink is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Sink
• Groveland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Groveland is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <1>
• Lincoln Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Mabel
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mabel is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
• Minneola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Minneola is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <1>
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Orange Blossom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Blossom is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Blossom
• Pumpkin Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Tarrytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown

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

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

• Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Slones Ridge to Tavares, 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 190 miles [305.8 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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'