Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pelican Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pelican Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pelican Lake
- 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 Pelican Lake:
- 26.811449, -80.610334
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pelican Lake
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
- Since Pelican Lake is near Martin County and also Hendry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pelican Lake ...
We found four communities that share the name Pelican Lake.
Within Florida, the name Pelican Lake is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Pelican Lake [Otter Tail County].
- Saskatchewan
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Wisconsin
- Forest County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pelican Lake [Forest County].
- Oneida County
- This Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Pelican Lake that is located in Palm Beach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Pelican Lake.
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pelican Lake ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Harlem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Hendry County
- Hooker Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
- Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
- Indiantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Martin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiantown <5>
- Marcy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Sand Cut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Sixmile Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Bend
- Sixmile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
- Sugar Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
- Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
- Twentymile Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twentymile Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Bend
- Twentymile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
How Far From Pelican Lake 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 Pelican Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pelican Lake and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pelican Lake to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 334 miles [537.5 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 859 miles [1,382.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pelican Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pelican Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pelican Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pelican Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.8114, Longitude: -80.6103 In this case, the coordinates for Pelican Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pelican Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.789 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.868 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.562 degrees. |