Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Immokalee

• 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 Immokalee:
  • 26.418546, -81.42055
  • 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 Immokalee

• 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 Immokalee is near Hendry County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendry County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Immokalee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Immokalee ...

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.

• Bonita Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Bonita Springs is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita Springs <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bonita Springs
  • From Immokalee to Bonita Springs
• Corkscrew
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Corkscrew is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkscrew
• Council
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Council is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
• Four Seasons
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Seasons is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
• Golden Gate
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Gate is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Gate <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Golden Gate
  • From Immokalee to Golden Gate
• Miles City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Miles City is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles City
• Orangetree
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangetree is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
• Palm River
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Palm River is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
• Rock Island
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Island is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Three Oaks
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Three Oaks is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
• Vineyards
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Vineyards is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyards

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

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

• Naples, which is the Seat of Collier County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Immokalee to Naples, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 327 miles [526.3 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 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'