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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 Port Mayaca, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Mayaca 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 Port Mayaca:
- 26.983408, -80.600668
- 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 Port Mayaca
- 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Since Port Mayaca is near Palm Beach County and also Okeechobee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okeechobee 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 Port Mayaca
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Mayaca ...
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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cypress Quarters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Quarters
- Indiantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marcy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Pelican Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Queens Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Queens Park is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tropical Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tropical Park is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Park
- Up the Grove Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Up the Grove Beach is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Up the Grove Beach
How Far From Port Mayaca 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 Port Mayaca to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port Mayaca and extending to:
- Stuart, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Port Mayaca to Stuart, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 326 miles [524.6 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 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Mayaca) 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 Port Mayaca 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 Port Mayaca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.9834, Longitude: -80.6007 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.796 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.90 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.522 degrees. |
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