Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bee Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bee Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bee Ridge

• 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 Bee Ridge:
  • 27.283937, -82.480652
  • 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 Bee Ridge

• 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 Sarasota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sarasota County
  • Since Bee Ridge is near Manatee County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Bee Ridge

Communities Also Named Bee Ridge ...

We found one communities that are also named Bee Ridge.

Within Florida, the name Bee Ridge is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Bee Ridge in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Clay County
    • This Bee Ridge is located in Clay County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bee Ridge that is located in Sarasota County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Bee Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bee Ridge ...

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.

• Fordville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fordville is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Fruitville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fruitville is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitville <2>
• Longboat Key
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Longboat Key is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longboat Key
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longboat Key <2>
• Lorraine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorraine is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Pinecraft
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pinecraft is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecraft
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinecraft <2>
• Shiney Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
• Siesta Key
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Siesta Key is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Key
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siesta Key <2>
• Sunnyland
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunnyland is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
• Sunrise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunrise is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

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

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

• Sarasota, which is the Seat of Sarasota County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bee Ridge to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'