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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 Ameron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ameron 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 Ameron:
- 26.557499, -80.054678
- 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 Ameron
- 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 Ameron ...
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.
- Briny Breezes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briny Breezes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briny Breezes
- Briny Breezes is located in Palm Beach County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Palm Beach County
- Dunes Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Road
- Dunes Road is located in Palm Beach County
- Golf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenacres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenacres City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenacres City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres City
- Greenacres City is located in Palm Beach County
- Gulf Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Stream
- Gulf Stream is located in Palm Beach County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Palm Beach County
- Kingsland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Kingsland is located in Palm Beach County
- Rainbow Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Lakes
- Rainbow Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
- Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Palm Beach County
How Far From Ameron 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 Ameron to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Ameron once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ameron and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ameron to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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> | 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 Ameron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ameron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ameron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.5575, Longitude: -80.0547 |
| <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 Ameron 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 309.492 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.491 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.454 degrees. |
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