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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 Juno Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Juno Ridge 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 Juno Ridge:
- 26.84878, -80.06217
- 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 Juno Ridge
- 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 Juno Ridge is near Martin County and also Saint Lucie 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 Saint Lucie 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 Juno Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Juno Ridge ...
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.
- Cypress Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lakes
- Hell Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hell Gate is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Gate
- Juno Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Juno Isles
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Juno Isles is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno Isles
- Jupiter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Creek is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Creek
- Military Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Military Park is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Park
- Monet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Monet is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monet
- Paradise Port
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paradise Port is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Port
- Singer Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Juno Ridge 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 Juno Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Juno Ridge and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Juno Ridge to West Palm Beach, 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 355 miles [571.3 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 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take just about two full 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 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Juno Ridge) 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 Juno Ridge 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 Juno Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.8488, Longitude: -80.0622 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.516 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.558 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.393 degrees. |
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