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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 Loxahatchee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loxahatchee 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 Loxahatchee:
    • 26.78048, -80.238054
    • 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 Loxahatchee
  • 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 Loxahatchee is near Martin County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Loxahatchee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loxahatchee ...

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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloud Lake is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Cypress Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lakes
  • Delta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Delta is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Golden Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lakes
  • Golfview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenacres
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenacres City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenacres City is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres City
  • Juno Isles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Juno Isles is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno Isles
  • Juno Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Limestone Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Limestone Creek is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Creek
  • Military Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Military Park is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Park
  • Monet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Monet is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monet
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How Far From Loxahatchee 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 Loxahatchee to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loxahatchee to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 351 miles [564.9 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 856 miles [1,377.6 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 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loxahatchee) 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 Loxahatchee 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 Loxahatchee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7805, Longitude: -80.2381    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.60 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.645 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.459 degrees.