Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slater and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slater
- 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 Slater:
- 26.726437, -81.851901
- 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 Slater
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Slater is near Charlotte County and also Hendry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Slater ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Slater.
Within Florida, the name Slater is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Moffat County
- This Slater is located in Moffat County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Slater that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moffat County community of Slater.
- Routt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Slater [Routt County].
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Auglaize County
- This Slater is located in Auglaize County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the north of the Slater that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Slater.
- Gallia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Slater [Gallia County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Slater lies 2,055 miles [3,307.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Slater that is located in Lee County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Washington
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slater ...
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggar
- Biggar is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggar <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Biggar
- From Slater to Biggar
- Cypress Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
- Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Page Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
- Page Park is located in Lee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Page Park
- From Slater to Page Park
- Palm and Pine Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm and Pine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
- Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
- Pirate Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirate Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Harbor
- Pirate Harbor is located in Charlotte County
- Samville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Samville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
- Samville is located in Lee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Samville
- From Slater to Samville
- Tuckers Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
- Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County
- Whiskey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek
- Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
How Far From Slater 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 Slater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slater and extending to:
- Fort Myers, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Slater to Tallahassee, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lee County: www.lee-county.com/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7264, Longitude: -81.8519 In this case, the coordinates for Slater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Slater could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Slater to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.414 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.579 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.949 degrees. |