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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Anglers Park:
    • 25.139347, -80.397278
    • 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 Anglers Park
  • 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:
    • eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Anglers Park is near Miami-Dade County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anglers Park ...

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.

  • Dynamite Docks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dynamite Docks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dynamite Docks
    • Dynamite Docks is located in Monroe County
  • Garden Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cove
    • Garden Cove is located in Monroe County
  • Gold Key
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Key have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Key
    • Gold Key is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jewfish
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewfish
    • Jewfish is located in Monroe County
  • Key Largo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Plantation
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
    • Plantation is located in Monroe County
  • Plantation Key
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Key have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Key
    • Plantation Key is located in Monroe County
  • Rock Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Harbor
    • Rock Harbor is located in Monroe County
  • Sunset Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Anglers Park 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 Anglers Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Anglers Park and extending to:

  • Key West, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Anglers Park to Key West, with an average speed<4>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.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 435 miles [700.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 969 miles [1,559.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anglers Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anglers Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anglers Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.1393, Longitude: -80.3973    
<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 Anglers Park 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 309.552 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.367 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.844 degrees.









 

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