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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 Watercolor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watercolor 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 Watercolor:
- 30.322423, -86.145775
- 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 Watercolor
- 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Since Watercolor is near Bay County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Watercolor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watercolor ...
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.
- Bunker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Choctaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Fluffy Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fluffy Landing is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluffy Landing
- Four Mile Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gulf Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gulf Pines is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pines
- Inlet Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosemary Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seagrove Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seaside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Watercolor 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 Watercolor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Watercolor and extending to:
- De Funiak Springs, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Watercolor to De Funiak Springs, with an average speed<3> 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 111 miles [178.6 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 785 miles [1,263.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Watercolor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Watercolor 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 Watercolor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3224, Longitude: -86.1458 In this case, the coordinates for Watercolor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.055 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.686 degrees. |
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