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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 Gun Club Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gun Club Estates 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 Gun Club Estates:
    • 26.675344, -80.107265
    • 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 Gun Club Estates
  • 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 Gun Club Estates ...

We found one communities that share the name Gun Club Estates.

Within Florida, the name Gun Club Estates is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Gun Club Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Gun Club Estates is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gun Club Estates that is located in Palm Beach County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Gun Club Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gun Club Estates ...

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.

  • Cloud Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Lake
    • Cloud Lake is located in Palm Beach County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Cypress Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lakes
    • Cypress Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
  • Golden Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lakes
    • Golden Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
  • Golfview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golfview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
    • Golfview is located in Palm Beach County
  • Greenacres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenacres City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenacres City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres City
    • Greenacres City is located in Palm Beach County
  • Military Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Military Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Park
    • Military Park is located in Palm Beach County
  • Royal Palm Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Singer Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Gun Club Estates 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 Gun Club Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gun Club Estates and extending to:

  • West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Gun Club Estates to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gun Club Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gun Club Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.6753, Longitude: -80.1073       In this case, the coordinates for Gun Club Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Gun Club Estates 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 309.527 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.546 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.444 degrees.




 

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