Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whispering Hills Golf Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whispering Hills Golf Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whispering Hills Golf Estates
- 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 Whispering Hills Golf Estates:
- 28.595275, -80.821999
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whispering Hills Golf Estates
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Brevard County
- Since Whispering Hills Golf Estates is near Orange County and also Volusia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Volusia 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whispering Hills Golf Estates ...
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.
- Audubon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Christmas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Christmas is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christmas <2>
- Dummit Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dummit Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummit Grove
- Dummit Grove is located in Brevard County
- Indian River City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
- Indian River City is located in Brevard County
- Jay Jay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - John H McIntosh Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John H McIntosh Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
- John H McIntosh Grant is located in Volusia County
- Joseph Delespine Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Delespine Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Delespine Grant
- Joseph Delespine Grant is located in Brevard County
- Lucas Crayon Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas Crayon Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Crayon Grant
- Lucas Crayon Grant is located in Volusia County
- Sharpes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes
- Sharpes is located in Brevard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpes <2>
- Williams Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Point
- Williams Point is located in Brevard County
How Far From Whispering Hills Golf Estates 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 Whispering Hills Golf Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Whispering Hills Golf Estates and extending to:
- Titusville, which is the Seat of Brevard County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Whispering Hills Golf Estates to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whispering Hills Golf Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Whispering Hills Golf Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whispering Hills Golf Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5953, Longitude: -80.8220 In this case, the coordinates for Whispering Hills Golf Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Whispering Hills Golf Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.014 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.373 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.233 degrees. |