Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Sugar Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sugar Junction

• 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 Sugar Junction:
  • 26.736454, -80.920619
  • 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 Sugar Junction

• 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 Sugar Junction is near Glades County and also Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach 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 Sugar Junction

Communities Also Named Sugar Junction ...

We found one communities that are also named Sugar Junction.

Within Florida, the name Sugar Junction is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Sugar Junction in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Rio Grande County
    • This Sugar Junction is located in Rio Grande County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sugar Junction that is located in Hendry County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Grande County community of Sugar Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar Junction ...

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.

• Chosen ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Chosen is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chosen
• Harlem
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harlem is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Hooker Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
• Liberty Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Point is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
• Monkey Box
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monkey Box is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
• Pelican Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pelican Lake is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
  • Pelican Lake has also been known as:
  • Pelican Bay
• Sand Cut ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Cut is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
• Sixmile Bend
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sixmile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Bend

How Far From Sugar Junction 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 Sugar Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sugar Junction and extending to:

• La Belle, which is the Seat of Hendry County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sugar Junction to La Belle, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'