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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 Williams Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williams Point 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 Williams Point:
- 28.448336, -80.762832
- 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 Williams Point
- 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 Williams Point 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 Williams Point
Communities Also Named Williams Point ...
We found two communities that are also named Williams Point.
Within Florida, the name Williams Point is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Williams Point lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williams Point that is located in Brevard County.
- Ontario
- This Williams Point lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<1> to the north of the Williams Point that is located in Brevard County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams Point ...
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.
- Angel City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angel City is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
- Audubon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Audubon is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
- Cocoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cocoa Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Footman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Footman is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footman
- Indian River City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian River City is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
- Rockledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharpes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Williams Point 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 Williams Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williams Point and extending to:
- Titusville, which is the Seat of Brevard County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Williams Point to Titusville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 252 miles [405.6 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williams Point) 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 Williams Point 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 Williams Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.4483, Longitude: -80.7628 In this case, the coordinates for Williams Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.974 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.307 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.248 degrees. |
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