Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brickell Hammock:
  • 25.750100, -80.204493
  • 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 Brickell Hammock

• 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 Miami-Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade County
  • Since Brickell Hammock is near Broward County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broward County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Brickell Hammock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brickell Hammock ...

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.

• Coconut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coconut Grove is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coconut Grove
• Coral Terrace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coral Terrace is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Terrace
• Fisher Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fisher Island is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Island
• Latin Quarter
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Latin Quarter is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latin Quarter
• Lemon City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lemon City is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon City
• Liberty Square
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Square is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Square
• Little Havana
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Havana is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Havana
• Little River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little River is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Sunrise Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise Harbor is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Harbor
• Virginia Gardens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Virginia Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Gardens
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people

How Far From Brickell Hammock 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 Brickell Hammock to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brickell Hammock and extending to:

• Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Brickell Hammock to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'