Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in The Watson Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Watson Place and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 The Watson Place:
  • 25.710383, -81.244521
  • 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 The Watson Place

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since The Watson Place is near Collier County and also Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade 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 The Watson Place

Communities Also Named The Watson Place ...

We found one communities that are also named The Watson Place.

Within Florida, the name The Watson Place is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named The Watson Place in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Anne Arundel County
    • This The Watson Place is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Watson Place that is located in Monroe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of The Watson Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Watson Place ...

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.

• Everglades City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Everglades City is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everglades City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everglades City <2>
• Jerome
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jerome is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
• Lee Cypress
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Cypress is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cypress
• Pinecrest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pinecrest is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Plantation Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plantation Island is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Island
• Trail City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Trail City is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
• Trailtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Trailtown is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtown
• Weavers Station
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Weavers Station is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Station

How Far From The Watson Place 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 The Watson Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Watson Place and extending to:

• Key West, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could drive a straight line from The Watson Place to Key West, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 942 miles [1,516 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 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 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'