Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Suwanee Old Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suwanee Old Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Suwanee Old Town
- 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 Suwanee Old Town:
- 29.616901, -82.966515
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Suwanee Old Town
- 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 Dixie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dixie County
- Since Suwanee Old Town is near Gilchrist County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gilchrist County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suwanee Old Town ...
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.
- Bell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Bell is located in Gilchrist County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
- Chiefland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiefland
- Chiefland is located in Levy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiefland <1>
- Cross City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross City
- Cross City is located in Dixie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross City <1>
- Dixietown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Eugene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Fanning Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Springs
- Fanning Springs is located in Gilchrist County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanning Springs <1>
- Lottieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottieville
- Lottieville is located in Gilchrist County
- Manatee Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
- Manatee Road is located in Levy County
- Mutual
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Shamrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Yellow Jacket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Jacket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Jacket
- Yellow Jacket is located in Dixie County
How Far From Suwanee Old Town 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 Suwanee Old Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Suwanee Old Town once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Suwanee Old Town and extending to:
- Cross City, which is the Seat of Dixie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Suwanee Old Town to Cross City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dixie County: www.dixie-county.com/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Suwanee Old Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Suwanee Old Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suwanee Old Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6169, Longitude: -82.9665 In this case, the coordinates for Suwanee Old Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Suwanee Old Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.222 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.91 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.709 degrees. |