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

When in The Village of Baytowne Wharf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Village of Baytowne Wharf and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for The Village of Baytowne Wharf
  • 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 The Village of Baytowne Wharf:
    • 30.387144, -86.325224
    • 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 The Village of Baytowne Wharf
  • 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 The Village of Baytowne Wharf ...

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.

  • Big Hammock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hammock
    • Big Hammock is located in Walton County
  • Choctaw Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Beach
    • Choctaw Beach is located in Walton County
  • Dana Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Point
    • Dana Point is located in Okaloosa County
  • Dana Pointe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Pointe
    • Dana Pointe is located in Okaloosa County
  • Fluffy Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluffy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluffy Landing
    • Fluffy Landing is located in Walton County
  • Four Mile Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Mile Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
    • Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
  • Gulf Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pines
    • Gulf Pines is located in Walton County
  • Seagrove Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Seascape
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seascape have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seascape
    • Seascape is located in Walton County
  • Seaside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Watercolor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watercolor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watercolor
    • Watercolor is located in Walton County

How Far From The Village of Baytowne Wharf 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 The Village of Baytowne Wharf to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in The Village of Baytowne Wharf and extending to:

  • De Funiak Springs, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Village of Baytowne Wharf to De Funiak Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,374 miles [11,867.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,256 miles [8,458.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Village of Baytowne Wharf. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Village of Baytowne Wharf) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Village of Baytowne Wharf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3871, Longitude: -86.3252       In this case, the coordinates for The Village of Baytowne Wharf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 The Village of Baytowne Wharf to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.164 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.263 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.74 degrees.









 

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