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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 Poincianna Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poincianna Place 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 Poincianna Place:
- 26.621735, -80.161711
- 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 Poincianna Place
- 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 Poincianna Place is near Broward County and also Martin 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 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 Poincianna Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poincianna Place ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cypress Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lakes
- Golden Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Golden Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lakes
- Golf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Golfview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Golfview is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
- Greenacres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenacres City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenacres City is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres City
- Military Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Military Park is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Park
- Rainbow Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Lakes
- Royal Palm Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
How Far From Poincianna Place to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Poincianna Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Poincianna Place and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Poincianna Place to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 363 miles [584.2 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 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 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 from Point A (ie- Poincianna Place) 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 Poincianna Place 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 Poincianna Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.6217, Longitude: -80.1617 In this case, the coordinates for Poincianna Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.55 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.566 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.471 degrees. |
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