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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 Sunland Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunland Estates 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 Sunland Estates:
- 28.754439, -81.281455
- 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 Sunland Estates
- 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Since Sunland Estates is near Volusia County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Sunland Estates
Communities Also Named Sunland Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Sunland Estates.
Within Florida, the name Sunland Estates is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Sunland Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Sunland Estates is located in Lonoke County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunland Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Sunland Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunland Estates ...
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.
- Crystal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crystal Heights is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Heights
- Crystal Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crystal Point is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Point
- Dreamworld
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dreamworld is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamworld
- Elder Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elder Springs is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Springs
- Flora Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flora Heights is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Heights
- Lake Mary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lock Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lock Arbor is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Arbor
- Lordland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lordland is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordland
- Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Roseland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland Park is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
How Far From Sunland Estates 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 Sunland Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunland Estates and extending to:
- Sanford, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies just to the North.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunland Estates to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunland Estates) 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 Sunland Estates 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 Sunland Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7544, Longitude: -81.2815 In this case, the coordinates for Sunland Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.264 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.684 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.343 degrees. |
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