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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 Boca West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boca West 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 Boca West:
- 26.380632, -80.159767
- 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 Boca West
- 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 Palm Beach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
- Since Boca West is near Broward County and also Miami-Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broward County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade 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 Boca West
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boca West ...
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.
- Caribbean Key
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caribbean Key is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribbean Key
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- College Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Crystal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Fairlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Kings Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Kingsland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mission Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mission Bay is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bay
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paradise Palms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Palms is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Palms
- Park Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park Haven is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
- Royal Oak Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oak Hills is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Hills
- Tropic Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tropic Isle is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic Isle
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Whisper Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whisper Walk is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Walk
How Far From Boca West 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 Boca West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Boca West and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boca West to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 375 miles [603.5 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 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Boca West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Boca West 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 Boca West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3806, Longitude: -80.1598 In this case, the coordinates for Boca West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.532 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.513 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.522 degrees. |
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