Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Shell Point Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shell Point Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shell Point Village

• 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 Shell Point Village:
  • 26.519244, -81.995924
  • 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 Shell Point Village

• 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Since Shell Point Village is near Collier County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Collier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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 Shell Point Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shell Point Village ...

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.

• Biggar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Biggar is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggar
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggar <1>
• Coconut
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coconut is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coconut
• Cypress Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
• Flamingo Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Flamingo Bay is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Bay
• Page Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Page Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
• Palm and Pine Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
• Three Oaks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Three Oaks is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
• Truckland ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Truckland is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckland
• Whiskey Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek

How Far From Shell Point Village 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 Shell Point Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shell Point Village and extending to:

• Fort Myers, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shell Point Village to Fort Myers, with an average speed<3> 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 304 miles [489.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 901 miles [1,450 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'