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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sears
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Glades County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sears ...
We found four communities that share the name Sears.
Within Florida, the name Sears is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nebraska
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) - Hall City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Harlem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Hendry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harlem
- From Sears to Harlem
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Glades County
- Liberty Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
- Liberty Point is located in Glades County
- Monkey Box
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkey Box have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
- Monkey Box is located in Glades County
- Orangetree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangetree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Orangetree is located in Collier County
- Sugar Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
- Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
- Three Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Lee County
- Tuckers Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
- Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County
How Far From Sears 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hendry County: www.hendryfla.net/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.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). |
| <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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.279 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.822 degrees. |