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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 Walsingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walsingham 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 Walsingham:
- 27.877245, -82.797602
- 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 Walsingham
- 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 Pinellas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- Since Walsingham is near Hillsborough County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Walsingham
Communities Also Named Walsingham ...
We found one communities that are also named Walsingham.
Within Florida, the name Walsingham is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Walsingham in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Walsingham lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the north of the Walsingham that is located in Pinellas County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walsingham ...
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.
- Clearwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
- Former name for Clearwater:
- Clear Water Harbor
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <2>
- Clearwater Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
- Coachman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coachman is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman
- Cross Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cross Bayou is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Bayou
- Feather Sound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Harbor Bluffs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Bluffs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Bluffs
- High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Highpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indian Rocks Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Beach
- Orange Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Terrace is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Terrace
- Sunshine Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
- Treasure Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Walsingham to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walsingham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walsingham and extending to:
- Clearwater, which is the Seat of Pinellas County, lies just to the North.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Walsingham to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Walsingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Walsingham 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 Walsingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8772, Longitude: -82.7976 In this case, the coordinates for Walsingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.014 degrees. |
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