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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 Wynnehaven Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wynnehaven Beach 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 Wynnehaven Beach:
- 30.410199, -86.782179
- 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 Wynnehaven Beach
- 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 Okaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okaloosa County
- Since Wynnehaven Beach is near Santa Rosa County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Wynnehaven Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wynnehaven Beach ...
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.
- Bagdad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dana Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dana Point is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Point
- Dana Pointe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dana Pointe is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Pointe
- Harold
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Longwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mary Esther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Muddy Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Ford is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
- Niceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oriole Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oriole Beach is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole Beach
- Tiger Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tiger Point is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Point
- Woodlawn Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Beach is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Beach
How Far From Wynnehaven Beach 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 Wynnehaven Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wynnehaven Beach and extending to:
- Crestview, which is the Seat of Okaloosa County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wynnehaven Beach to Crestview, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 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 '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- Wynnehaven Beach) 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 Wynnehaven Beach 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 Wynnehaven Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4102, Longitude: -86.7822 In this case, the coordinates for Wynnehaven Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.43 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.575 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.904 degrees. |
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