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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 Sears, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sears 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 Sears:
- 26.646859, -81.375246
- 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 Sears
- 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 Hendry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hendry County
- Since Sears is near Glades County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glades County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Sears
Communities Also Named Sears ...
We found four communities that are also named Sears.
Within Florida, the name Sears is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Ford County
- This Sears is located in Ford County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sears that is located in Hendry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Sears.
- Michigan
- Osceola County
- This Sears is located in Osceola County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the north of the Sears that is located in Hendry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Sears.
- Montana
- Richland County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sears [Richland County].
- Nebraska
- Scotts Bluff County
- This Sears is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sears that is located in Hendry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Sears.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sears ...
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.
- Corkscrew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corkscrew is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkscrew
- Hall City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hall City is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
- Harlem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Liberty Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Point is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
- Monkey Box
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monkey Box is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
- Orangetree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orangetree is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Sugar Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
- Three Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Oaks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Tuckers Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
How Far From Sears to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sears to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Sears once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sears and extending to:
- La Belle, which is the Seat of Hendry County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sears 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 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sears) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sears, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Sears 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 Sears. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.6469, Longitude: -81.3752 In this case, the coordinates for Sears have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.279 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.822 degrees. |
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