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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 West Gate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Gate 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 West Gate:
- 26.702565, -80.098098
- 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 West Gate
- 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 Palm Beach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
- Since West Gate is near Martin County and also Broward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broward 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 West Gate
Communities Also Named West Gate ...
We found three communities that are also named West Gate.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named West Gate.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- This West Gate is located in Hillsborough County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Gate that is located in Palm Beach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of West Gate.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This West Gate is located in Anderson County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Gate that is located in Palm Beach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of West Gate.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This West Gate is located in Prince William County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the north of the West Gate that is located in Palm Beach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of West Gate.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Gate ...
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.
- Cloud Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloud Lake is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Cypress Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lakes
- Golden Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Golden Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lakes
- Golfview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Golfview is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
- Greenacres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenacres City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenacres City is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres City
- Military Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Military Park is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Park
- Singer Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From West Gate 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 West Gate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Gate and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from West Gate to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Gate) 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 West Gate 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 West Gate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7026, Longitude: -80.0981 In this case, the coordinates for West Gate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.524 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.547 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.435 degrees. |
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