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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 West Eau Gallie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Eau Gallie 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 West Eau Gallie:
- 28.135848, -80.671721
- 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 West Eau Gallie
- 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 Brevard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brevard County
- Since West Eau Gallie is near Osceola County and also Indian River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indian River 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 West Eau Gallie
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Eau Gallie ...
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.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aurora is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Indian Harbour Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- June Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- June Park is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Park
- Melbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melbourne Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Melbourne Gardens is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Gardens
- Melbourne Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Melbourne Village is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Palm Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Satellite Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tropic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From West Eau Gallie 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 West Eau Gallie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Eau Gallie and extending to:
- Titusville, which is the Seat of Brevard County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Eau Gallie to Titusville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 269 miles [432.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Eau Gallie) 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 West Eau Gallie 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 West Eau Gallie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1358, Longitude: -80.6717 In this case, the coordinates for West Eau Gallie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.908 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.188 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.29 degrees. |
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