Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whidden Corner:
  • 26.754232, -81.082012
  • 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 Whidden Corner

• 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 Hendry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendry County
  • Since Whidden Corner is near Glades County and also Palm Beach County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glades County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach 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 Whidden Corner

Communities Also Named Whidden Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Whidden Corner.

Within Florida, the name Whidden Corner is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Whidden Corner in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Middlesex County
    • This Whidden Corner is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whidden Corner that is located in Hendry County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Whidden Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whidden Corner ...

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.

• Chosen ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Chosen is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chosen
• Hall City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall City is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
• Harlem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Harlem is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Harrisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Hooker Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
• Liberty Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Point is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
• Monkey Box
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Monkey Box is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
• Sugar Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction

How Far From Whidden Corner 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 Whidden Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• La Belle, which is the Seat of Hendry County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Whidden Corner to La Belle, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'