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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 Queens Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Queens Cove 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 Queens Cove:
- 27.514203, -80.316439
- 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 Queens Cove
- 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 Saint Lucie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lucie County
- Since Queens Cove is near Indian River County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indian River 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 Queens Cove
Communities Also Named Queens Cove ...
We found two communities that are also named Queens Cove.
Within Florida, the name Queens Cove is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Queens Cove lies 2,886 miles [4,644.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Queens Cove that is located in Saint Lucie County.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Queens Cove lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Queens Cove that is located in Saint Lucie County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Queens Cove ...
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.
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Harmony Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Heights is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
- Indian River Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jensen Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Orchid
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orchid is located in Indian River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Oslo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oslo is located in Indian River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Paradise Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Park is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- River Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- River Park is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Viking
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viking is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
- Waveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waveland is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Winter Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Queens Cove 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 Queens Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Queens Cove and extending to:
- Fort Pierce, which is the Seat of Saint Lucie County, lies just to the South.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Queens Cove 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 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Queens Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Queens Cove 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 Queens Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.5142, Longitude: -80.3164 In this case, the coordinates for Queens Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.688 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.847 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.321 degrees. |
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