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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 Golden Gate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden Gate 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 Golden Gate:
    • 27.162549, -80.216158
    • 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 Golden Gate
  • 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

Communities Also Named Golden Gate ...

We found eight communities that share the name Golden Gate.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Golden Gate.

Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Collier County
      • This Golden Gate is located in Collier County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Golden Gate that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Golden Gate.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Golden Gate [Alameda County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Arapahoe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Golden Gate.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Golden Gate [Fulton County].
    • Illinois
      • Wayne County
      • This Golden Gate is located in Wayne County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Golden Gate that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Golden Gate.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Chautauqua County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Golden Gate.
    • Minnesota
      • Brown County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Golden Gate [Brown County].
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Golden Gate [Guilford County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden Gate ...

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.

  • Coral Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Gardens
    • Coral Gardens is located in Martin County
  • Jensen Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lighthouse Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lighthouse Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
    • Lighthouse Point is located in Martin County
  • Palm City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Queens Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park
    • Queens Park is located in Martin County
  • Skyline Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
    • Skyline Heights is located in Martin County
  • Snug Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Snug Harbor is located in Martin County
  • Tropical Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Park
    • Tropical Park is located in Martin County
  • Waveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
    • Waveland is located in Saint Lucie County

How Far From Golden Gate 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 Golden Gate to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Golden Gate and extending to:

  • Stuart, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Golden Gate to Tallahassee, with an average speed<6>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 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Martin County: www.martin.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golden Gate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Golden Gate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.1625, Longitude: -80.2162       In this case, the coordinates for Golden Gate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Golden Gate could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Golden Gate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Golden Gate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.614 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.714 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.369 degrees.




 

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