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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 East Naples:
    • 26.138425, -81.766476
    • 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 East Naples
  • 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 Collier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Collier County
    • Since East Naples is near Lee County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Lee 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 East Naples ...

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.

  • Four Seasons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
    • Four Seasons is located in Collier County
  • Golden Gate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Naples
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Naples Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Marco Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Marco Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marco Junction
    • Old Marco Junction is located in Collier County
  • Palm River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
    • Palm River is located in Collier County
  • Pelican Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Collier County
  • Royal Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Harbor
    • Royal Harbor is located in Collier County
  • Shell Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
    • Shell Island is located in Collier County
  • Vineyards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyards
    • Vineyards is located in Collier County

How Far From East Naples 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 East Naples to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Naples and extending to:

  • Naples, which is the Seat of Collier County, lies just to the West.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from East Naples to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Naples. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Collier County: www.co.collier.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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>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- East Naples) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Naples. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1384, Longitude: -81.7665       In this case, the coordinates for East Naples have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 East Naples 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 310.32 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.39 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.039 degrees.









 

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