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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 Sun N Sand Beaches, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sun N Sand Beaches 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 Sun N Sand Beaches:
- 29.913264, -84.365730
- 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 Sun N Sand Beaches
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Sun N Sand Beaches is near Wakulla County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wakulla County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Sun N Sand Beaches
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sun N Sand Beaches ...
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.
- Big Blackjack Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Live Oak Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak Island is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Island
- Panacea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Panacea Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Panacea Park is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea Park
- Skipper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Skipper is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper
- Sopchoppy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Surf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Surf is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf
How Far From Sun N Sand Beaches 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 Sun N Sand Beaches to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sun N Sand Beaches and extending to:
- Apalachicola, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sun N Sand Beaches to Apalachicola, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north (N). 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 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sun N Sand Beaches) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sun N Sand Beaches 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 Sun N Sand Beaches. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9133, Longitude: -84.3657 In this case, the coordinates for Sun N Sand Beaches have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.015 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.129 degrees. |
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