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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 Gulf Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gulf Harbor and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gulf Harbor:
- 26.288697, -81.807865
- 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 Gulf Harbor
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collier County
- Since Gulf Harbor is near Lee County and also Hendry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Gulf Harbor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gulf Harbor ...
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.
- Barefoot Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barefoot Beach is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Beach
- Bonita Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bonita Shores is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Shores
- Bonita Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Seasons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Seasons is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Naples Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palm River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Palm River is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
- Pelican Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
How Far From Gulf Harbor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gulf Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gulf Harbor and extending to:
- Naples, which is the Seat of Collier County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gulf Harbor to Naples, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 913 miles [1,469.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gulf Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gulf Harbor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gulf Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2887, Longitude: -81.8079 In this case, the coordinates for Gulf Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.354 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.45 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.022 degrees. |
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