Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Idylwild:
  • 29.612746, -82.345937
  • 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 South Idylwild

• 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
  • Since South Idylwild is near Marion County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Levy 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 South Idylwild

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Idylwild ...

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.

• Clinch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinch is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
• Green Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Grove is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• John H McIntosh Grant
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • John H McIntosh Grant is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
• Riceland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riceland is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
• Robinson Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Robinson Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
• Robinswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Robinswood is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
• Rocky Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Ruthland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruthland is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthland
• Suburban Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Suburban Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights

How Far From South Idylwild 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 South Idylwild to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Idylwild and extending to:

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from South Idylwild to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'