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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:
- 41.332002, -74.356828
- 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 Florida
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Florida is near Sussex County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic 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 Florida
Communities Also Named Florida ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Florida.
Within New York, the name Florida is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of twelve communities that are located 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 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the west of the Florida that is located in Orange 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].
- Indiana
- Madison County
- This Florida is located in Madison County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the west of the Florida that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Florida.
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This Florida is located in Berkshire County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Florida that is located in Orange 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 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the west of the Florida that is located in Orange 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 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<1> to the west of the Florida that is located in Orange 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 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km] to the west of the Florida that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Florida.
- Ohio
- Henry County
- This Florida is located in Henry County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west of the Florida that is located in Orange 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 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Florida that is located in Orange 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.
- Cedarcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedarcrest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greycourt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greycourt is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
- Homestead Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Little York
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Otter Kill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Kill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Kill
- Pine Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snufftown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snufftown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
- Sugar Loaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Florida 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 village 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:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Florida to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,269 miles [6,870.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
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- Florida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Florida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3320, Longitude: -74.3568 In this case, the coordinates for Florida have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.086 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.779 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.539 degrees. |
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