Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wacissa:
  • 30.358286, -83.986974
  • 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 Wacissa

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Wacissa is near Leon County and also Taylor 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 Taylor 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 Wacissa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wacissa ...

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.

• Cabbage Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cabbage Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Grove
• Centerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cody
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cody is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Corey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Corey is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
• Four Points
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Four Points is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Henrietta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Henrietta is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Limestone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Limestone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Lloyd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lloyd is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lloyd
  • From Wacissa to Lloyd
• Peck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peck is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
• Plum Orchard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Plum Orchard is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
• Rose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rose is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wacissa and extending to:

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wacissa to Monticello, 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 four to five hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 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 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'