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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 Palm Lake Estates South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palm Lake Estates South and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palm Lake Estates South
- 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 Palm Lake Estates South:
- 26.779719, -80.102660
- 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 Palm Lake Estates South
- 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 Palm Lake Estates South 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 Palm Lake Estates South
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palm Lake Estates South ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cypress Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lakes
- Golden Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lakes
- Golfview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Golfview is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
- Juno Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Juno Isles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Juno Isles is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno Isles
- Juno Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Juno Ridge is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno Ridge
- Military Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Military Park is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Park
- Monet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monet is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monet
- Paradise Port
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paradise Port is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Port
- Singer Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Palm Lake Estates South 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 Palm Lake Estates South to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Palm Lake Estates South and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Palm Lake Estates South 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 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 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 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 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- Palm Lake Estates South) 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 Palm Lake Estates South 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 Palm Lake Estates South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7797, Longitude: -80.1027 In this case, the coordinates for Palm Lake Estates South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.532 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.566 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.42 degrees. |
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