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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 Mission Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mission Bay 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 Mission Bay:
- 26.370077, -80.209769
- 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 Mission Bay
- 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 Mission Bay is near Broward County and also Miami-Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broward County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade 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 Mission Bay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mission Bay ...
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.
- Bonnie Lock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
- Caribbean Key
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caribbean Key is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribbean Key
- Coconut Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- College Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- College Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Coral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Fairlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- High Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Kings Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Leisureville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leisureville is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
- Paradise Palms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paradise Palms is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Palms
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Park Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park Haven is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
- Royal Oak Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Royal Oak Hills is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Hills
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Whisper Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whisper Walk is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Walk
How Far From Mission Bay 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 Mission Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mission Bay and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mission Bay to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the north (N). 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 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mission Bay) 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 Mission Bay 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 Mission Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3701, Longitude: -80.2098 In this case, the coordinates for Mission Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.556 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.539 degrees. |
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