Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Fremd Village - Padgett Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fremd Village - Padgett Island and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fremd Village - Padgett Island

• 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 Fremd Village - Padgett Island:
  • 26.808499, -80.65475
  • 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 Fremd Village - Padgett Island

• 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 Fremd Village - Padgett Island is near Martin County and also Hendry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendry 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 Fremd Village - Padgett Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fremd Village - Padgett Island ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chosen is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chosen
• Harlem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Harlem is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Hooker Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
• Indiantown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Indiantown is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiantown <1>
• Pelican Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pelican Lake is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
  • Pelican Lake has also been known as:
  • Pelican Bay
• Sand Cut ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sand Cut is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
• Sixmile Bend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sixmile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Bend
• Sugar Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
• Twentymile Bend
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Twentymile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Bend

How Far From Fremd Village - Padgett Island to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fremd Village - Padgett Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fremd Village - Padgett Island and extending to:

• West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fremd Village - Padgett Island to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 333 miles [535.9 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 860 miles [1,384 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 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'