Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Padgett Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Padgett Island and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Padgett Island

• 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 Padgett Island:
  • 26.811590, -80.658949
  • 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 Padgett 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 Palm Beach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
  • Since Padgett Island is near Martin County and also Hendry 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 Hendry 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 Padgett Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Padgett 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.

• Chosen ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chosen is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chosen
• Harlem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Harlem is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Hooker Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
• Indiantown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Indiantown is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiantown <1>
• Pelican Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pelican Lake is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
  • Pelican Lake has also been known as:
  • Pelican Bay
• Sand Cut ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sand Cut is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
• Sixmile Bend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sixmile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Bend
• Sugar Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
• Twentymile Bend
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Twentymile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Bend

How Far From Padgett 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 community such as Padgett 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 Padgett Island and extending to:

• West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Padgett Island to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 332 miles [534.3 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 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two 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 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'