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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 Tuscannoga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuscannoga 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 Tuscannoga:
- 28.619996, -81.946191
- 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 Tuscannoga
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Tuscannoga is near Sumter County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Tuscannoga
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuscannoga ...
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.
- Carver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carver is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Groveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orange Blossom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Blossom is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Blossom
- Pumpkin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Tarrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
How Far From Tuscannoga 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 Tuscannoga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tuscannoga and extending to:
- Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tuscannoga to Tavares, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 188 miles [302.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tuscannoga) 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 Tuscannoga 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 Tuscannoga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6200, Longitude: -81.9462 In this case, the coordinates for Tuscannoga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.606 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.061 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.586 degrees. |
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