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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 Whites Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whites Landing 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 Whites Landing:
- 28.699996, -81.238676
- 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 Whites Landing
- 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Since Whites Landing is near Orange County and also Volusia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Whites Landing
Communities Also Named Whites Landing ...
We found two communities that are also named Whites Landing.
Within Florida, the name Whites Landing is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Otsego County
- This Whites Landing is located in Otsego County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the north of the Whites Landing that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Whites Landing.
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Whites Landing is located in Erie County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the north of the Whites Landing that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Whites Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whites Landing ...
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.
- Dreamworld
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dreamworld is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamworld
- Elder Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elder Springs is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Springs
- Flora Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flora Heights is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Heights
- Goldenrod
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iowa City is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jones Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Landing is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Landing
- Lake Charm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Charm is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charm
- Lake Mary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Longdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longdale is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Longwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lordland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lordland is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordland
- Pinecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Roseland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roseland Park is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Truck Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Truck Corner is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truck Corner
- Winter Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Whites Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whites Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whites Landing and extending to:
- Sanford, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Whites Landing to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 744 miles [1,197.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 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- Whites Landing) 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 Whites Landing 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 Whites Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7000, Longitude: -81.2387 In this case, the coordinates for Whites Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.238 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.647 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.342 degrees. |
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