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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 Florida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Florida 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 Florida:
    • 40.160606, -85.709868
    • 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 Florida
  • 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

Communities Also Named Florida ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Florida.

Within Indiana, the name Florida is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • La Plata County
      • This Florida is located in La Plata County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the west of the Florida that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Florida.
    • Illinois
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Florida [Randolph County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Florida is located in Berkshire County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Florida that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Florida.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Florida [Houghton County].
    • Missouri
      • Monroe County
      • This Florida is located in Monroe County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west of the Florida that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Florida.
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Florida [Dona Ana County].
      • Luna County
      • This Florida is located in Luna County and lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florida that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luna County community of Florida.
      • Socorro County
      • This Florida is located in Socorro County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km] to the west southwest of the Florida that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Florida.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Florida is located in Orange County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the east of the Florida that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Florida.
    • Ohio
      • Henry County
      • This Florida is located in Henry County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Florida that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Florida.
      • Knox County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Florida.
    • Ontario
      • This Florida lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Florida that is located in Madison County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Florida ...

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.

  • Bloomer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
    • Bloomer is located in Madison County
  • Crestlawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn
    • Crestlawn is located in Madison County
  • Eastern Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
    • Eastern Heights is located in Madison County
  • Grandview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Madison County
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Madison County
  • Irondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Irondale is located in Madison County
  • Meadowbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
  • Moonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
    • Moonville is located in Madison County
  • Prosperity
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
    • Prosperity is located in Madison County
  • Woodlawn Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
    • Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people

How Far From Florida to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Florida to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Florida and extending to:

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Florida to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Florida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Florida) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Florida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1606, Longitude: -85.7099    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Florida could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Florida, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Florida to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.189 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.663 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.143 degrees.









 

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