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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 Vineyards, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vineyards 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 Vineyards:
- 26.227865, -81.709252
- 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 Vineyards
- 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 Collier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collier County
- Since Vineyards is near Lee County and also Hendry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Vineyards
Communities Also Named Vineyards ...
We found two communities that are also named Vineyards.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Vineyards.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Vineyards in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- This Vineyards is located in Hillsborough County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Vineyards that is located in Collier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Vineyards.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Vineyards is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vineyards that is located in Collier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Vineyards.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vineyards ...
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.
- Four Seasons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Seasons is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Golden Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gulf Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Harbor is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Harbor
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naples Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orangetree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orangetree is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Palm River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palm River is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
- Pelican Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
How Far From Vineyards to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vineyards to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vineyards and extending to:
- Naples, which is the Seat of Collier County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Vineyards to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 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 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Vineyards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Vineyards 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 Vineyards. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2279, Longitude: -81.7093 In this case, the coordinates for Vineyards have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.299 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.377 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.004 degrees. |
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