Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Withla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Withla and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Withla

• 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 Withla:
  • 28.340008, -81.870912
  • 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 Withla

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Withla is near Lake County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Withla

Curious and Interesting Names Near Withla ...

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.

• Berry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Berry is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
• Clay Sink
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay Sink is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Sink
• Four Corners
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Four Corners has also been known as:
  • Citrus Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Corners <1>
• Fox Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fox Town is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
• Green Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Pond is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Groveland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Groveland is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <1>
• Orange Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Mountain is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mountain
• Orangedale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Orangedale is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
• Providence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rock Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Ridge is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge

How Far From Withla 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 Withla to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Withla and extending to:

• Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Withla to Bartow, 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 204 miles [328.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'