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

When in West Palm Beach Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Palm Beach Farms and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for West Palm Beach Farms
  • 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 Palm Beach Farms:
    • 26.678955, -80.129210
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Palm Beach Farms
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Palm Beach Farms ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Lake
    • Cloud Lake is located in Palm Beach County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Cypress Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lakes
    • Cypress Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
  • Golden Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lakes
    • Golden Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
  • Golfview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golfview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
    • Golfview is located in Palm Beach County
  • Greenacres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenacres City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenacres City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres City
    • Greenacres City is located in Palm Beach County
  • Military Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Military Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Park
    • Military Park is located in Palm Beach County
  • Royal Palm Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

How Far From West Palm Beach Farms 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 West Palm Beach Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in West Palm Beach Farms 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]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from West Palm Beach Farms to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 862 miles [1,387.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Palm Beach Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- West Palm Beach Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Palm Beach Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.6790, Longitude: -80.1292       In this case, the coordinates for West Palm Beach Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Palm Beach Farms to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.538 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.56 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.449 degrees.




 

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