Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Burnt Store Marina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnt Store Marina and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burnt Store Marina

• 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 Burnt Store Marina:
  • 26.765068, -82.050923
  • 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 Burnt Store Marina

• 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Since Burnt Store Marina is near Charlotte County and also DeSoto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto 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 Burnt Store Marina

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnt Store Marina ...

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.

• Cape Haze
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cape Haze is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Haze
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Haze <1>
• Fishermens Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
• Flamingo Bay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Flamingo Bay is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Bay
• Harbor View
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Harbour Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
• Lakeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lakeville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Palm and Pine Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
• Pirate Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pirate Harbor is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Harbor
• Ridge Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ridge Harbor is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Harbor
• Samville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Samville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
• Whiskey Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek

How Far From Burnt Store Marina 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 Burnt Store Marina to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burnt Store Marina and extending to:

• Fort Myers, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burnt Store Marina to Fort Myers, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'