Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waterway Estates:
  • 26.641184, -81.908976
  • 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 Waterway Estates

• 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 Waterway Estates is near Charlotte County and also Collier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Collier 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 Waterway Estates

Communities Also Named Waterway Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Waterway Estates.

Within Florida, the name Waterway Estates is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Waterway Estates in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Chesapeake City
    • This Waterway Estates is located in Chesapeake City and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Waterway Estates that is located in Lee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Waterway Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterway Estates ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Biggar is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggar
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggar <2>
• Cypress Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
• Lakeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lakeville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Page Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Page Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
• Palm and Pine Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
• Samville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Samville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
• Shell Point Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shell Point Village is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point Village
• Truckland ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Truckland is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckland
• Whiskey Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek

How Far From Waterway Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waterway Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fort Myers, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the East.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Waterway Estates 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 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 891 miles [1,433.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'