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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 Naples Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Naples Manor 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 Naples Manor:
- 26.088704, -81.726198
- 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 Naples Manor
- 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 Naples Manor is near Lee County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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 Naples Manor
Communities Also Named Naples Manor ...
We found one communities that are also named Naples Manor.
Within Florida, the name Naples Manor is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Naples Manor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Naples Manor is located in Montgomery County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Naples Manor that is located in Collier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Naples Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Naples Manor ...
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.
- Golden Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Isles of Capri
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Isles of Capri is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isles of Capri
- Marco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marco is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Naples
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Marco Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Marco Junction is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marco Junction
- Pelican Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Royal Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Royal Harbor is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Harbor
- Royal Palm Hammock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Palm Hammock is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Hammock
- Shell Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shell Island is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
- Vineyards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vineyards is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyards
How Far From Naples Manor 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 Naples Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Naples Manor and extending to:
- Naples, which is the Seat of Collier County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Naples Manor to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Naples Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Naples Manor 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 Naples Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.0887, Longitude: -81.7262 In this case, the coordinates for Naples Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.295 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.354 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.036 degrees. |
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