Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wakulla Beach:
  • 30.109372, -84.259062
  • 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 Wakulla Beach

• 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 Wakulla Beach is near Franklin County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Wakulla Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wakulla Beach ...

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.

• Ivan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivan is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
• Live Oak Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Live Oak Island is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Island
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Panacea
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Panacea is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panacea <1>
• Panacea Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Panacea Park is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea Park
• Plum Orchard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Orchard is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
• Shadeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shadeville is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
• Shell Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shell Island is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
• Skipper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Skipper is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper
• Spring Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

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

• Crawfordville, which is the Seat of Wakulla County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Wakulla Beach to Tallahassee, 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 732 miles [1,178 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 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'