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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 Seminole Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seminole Manor 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 Seminole Manor:
- 26.583680, -80.100321
- 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 Seminole Manor
- 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 Palm Beach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
- Since Seminole Manor is near Broward County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broward 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 Seminole Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seminole Manor ...
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.
- Briny Breezes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Briny Breezes is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briny Breezes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cloud Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cloud Lake is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Dunes Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunes Road is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Road
- Golf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Golfview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Golfview is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
- Greenacres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenacres City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenacres City is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres City
- Gulf Stream
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Stream is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Stream
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Rainbow Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Lakes
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
How Far From Seminole Manor 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 Seminole Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seminole Manor and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seminole Manor to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seminole Manor) 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 Seminole Manor 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 Seminole Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.5837, Longitude: -80.1003 In this case, the coordinates for Seminole Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.462 degrees. |
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