Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sunvale:
  • 27.310599, -81.266737
  • 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 Sunvale

• 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 Highlands County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Highlands County
  • Since Sunvale is near Okeechobee County and also Glades County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Okeechobee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glades 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 Sunvale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunvale ...

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.

• Bear Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bear Hollow is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Hollow
• Childs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Childs is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Crewsville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Crewsville is located in Hardee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
• De Soto City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
• Fort Kissimmee
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Fort Kissimmee is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kissimmee
• Mildred
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Mildred is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Placid Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
• Plains
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Plains is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
• Wild Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wild Island is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Island

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

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

• Sebring, which is the Seat of Highlands County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunvale to Sebring, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'