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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 Cassia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cassia 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 Cassia:
    • 28.889528, -81.465025
    • 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 Cassia
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cassia ...

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.

  • Bookertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookertown
    • Bookertown is located in Seminole County
  • Chain O'Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain O'Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O'Lakes
    • Chain O'Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Confer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confer
    • Confer is located in Lake County
  • Crows Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
    • Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
  • Crystal Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Point
    • Crystal Point is located in Seminole County
  • Daisy Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Lake
    • Daisy Lake is located in Volusia County
  • Dublin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Lake County
  • Ethel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Lake County
  • Fullerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
    • Fullerville is located in Lake County
  • Lock Arbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Arbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Arbor
    • Lock Arbor is located in Seminole County
  • Oak Tree Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Tree Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Park
    • Oak Tree Park is located in Orange County
  • Orange City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Paisley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cassia and extending to:

  • Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cassia to Tavares, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 199 miles [320.3 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 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cassia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cassia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8895, Longitude: -81.4650       In this case, the coordinates for Cassia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Cassia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.369 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.824 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.372 degrees.









 

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