Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vereen:
  • 30.272980, -84.241007
  • 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 Vereen

• 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 Wakulla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wakulla County
  • Since Vereen is near Leon County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Vereen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vereen ...

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.

• Corey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Corey is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
• Four Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Four Points is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Helen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Helen is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
• Henrietta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Henrietta is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Ivan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivan is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
• Plum Orchard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Plum Orchard is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
• Rose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
• Shadeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shadeville is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
• Shell Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shell Island is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island

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

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

• Crawfordville, which is the Seat of Wakulla County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vereen to Crawfordville, with an average speed<2> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'