Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Palm Beach

• 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 North Palm Beach:
  • 41.406993, -82.571285
  • 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 North Palm Beach

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

Communities Also Named North Palm Beach ...

We found one communities that are also named North Palm Beach.

Within Ohio, the name North Palm Beach is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named North Palm Beach in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Palm Beach County
    • This North Palm Beach is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the south of the North Palm Beach that is located in Erie County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of North Palm Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Palm Beach ...

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.

• Bogart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bogart is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
• Cedar Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Ceylon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ceylon is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
• Joppa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Joppa is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Orchard Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
• Ranch Wood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ranch Wood is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Wood
• Ruggles Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ruggles Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Beach
• Spears Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spears Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corners
• Volunteer Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Volunteer Bay is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Bay

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Palm Beach and extending to:

• Sandusky, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from North Palm Beach to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'