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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 Tiger Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tiger Point 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 Tiger Point:
- 30.378532, -87.055521
- 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 Tiger Point
- 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 Santa Rosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
- Since Tiger Point is near Escambia County and also Okaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okaloosa 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 Tiger Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tiger Point ...
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.
- Ferry Pass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Gulf Breeze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harp is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Manuel Bonafay Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manuel Bonafay Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Bonafay Grant
- Muddy Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Ford is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
- Oriole Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oriole Beach is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole Beach
- Sanders Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
- Woodlawn Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Beach is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Beach
How Far From Tiger Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tiger Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tiger Point and extending to:
- Milton, which is the Seat of Santa Rosa County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tiger Point to Milton, with an average speed<3> 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,408 miles [11,922 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tiger Point) 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 Tiger Point 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 Tiger Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3785, Longitude: -87.0555 In this case, the coordinates for Tiger Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.585 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.751 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.011 degrees. |
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