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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 Jupiter Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jupiter Island 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 Jupiter Island:
- 27.044538, -80.109906
- 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 Jupiter Island
- 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Since Jupiter Island is near Palm Beach County and also Saint Lucie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach 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 Jupiter Island
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jupiter Island ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Gardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Gardens
- Golden Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Gate is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
- Hell Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hell Gate is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Gate
- Juno Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Juno Isles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Juno Isles is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno Isles
- Jupiter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Limestone Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Limestone Creek is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Creek
- Paradise Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise Port is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Port
- Queens Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Queens Park is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park
- Snug Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snug Harbor is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Tropical Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tropical Park is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Park
How Far From Jupiter Island 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 town such as Jupiter Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jupiter Island and extending to:
- Stuart, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jupiter Island to Stuart, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 344 miles [553.6 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 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jupiter Island) 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 Jupiter Island 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 Jupiter Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.0445, Longitude: -80.1099 In this case, the coordinates for Jupiter Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.553 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.627 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.364 degrees. |
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