Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sarasota Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sarasota Colony and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sarasota Colony

• 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 Sarasota Colony:
  • 27.005332, -81.054233
  • 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 Sarasota Colony

• 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 Glades County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glades County
  • Since Sarasota Colony is near Highlands County and also Hendry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Highlands County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Sarasota Colony

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sarasota Colony ...

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.

• Barber Quarters
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barber Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Quarters
• Bear Hollow
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Hollow is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Hollow
• Hall City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall City is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
• Harlem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Harlem is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Harrisburg is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Hooker Point
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
• Liberty Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Point is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
• Mildred
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Mildred is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Monkey Box
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Monkey Box is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
• Sugar Junction
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction

How Far From Sarasota Colony 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 Sarasota Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sarasota Colony and extending to:

• Moore Haven, which is the Seat of Glades County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sarasota Colony to Moore Haven, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 307 miles [494.1 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 853 miles [1,372.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'