Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clewiston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clewiston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clewiston
- 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 Clewiston:
- 26.754233, -80.934287
- 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 Clewiston
- 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 Hendry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hendry County
- Since Clewiston is near Glades County and also Palm Beach County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Glades County
- eBird sighting report for Palm Beach 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clewiston ...
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.
- Chosen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Harlem
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Hendry County
- Hooker Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
- Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
- Liberty Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
- Liberty Point is located in Glades County
- Monkey Box
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkey Box have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
- Monkey Box is located in Glades County
- Pelican Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Pelican Lake is located in Palm Beach County
- Sand Cut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Sixmile Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Bend
- Sixmile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
- Sugar Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
- Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
How Far From Clewiston 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 city such as Clewiston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Clewiston and extending to:
- La Belle, which is the Seat of Hendry County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Clewiston to La Belle, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 325 miles [523 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clewiston: www.cityofclewiston.org/
The official website for Hendry County: www.hendryfla.net/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clewiston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clewiston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7542, Longitude: -80.9343 |
| <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 Clewiston 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 309.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.044 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.669 degrees. |