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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coconut Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coconut Creek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Coconut Creek:
- 26.259846, -80.186526
- 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 Coconut Creek
- 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 Broward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broward County
- Since Coconut Creek is near Palm Beach County and also Miami-Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Coconut Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coconut Creek ...
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.
- Bonnie Lock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
- Carver Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carver Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Coral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cresthaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cresthaven is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Crystal Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Cypress Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Harbor is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Harbor
- Fair Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Gate is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Gate
- Fairlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Garden Isles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isles
- Harbor Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harbor Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
- Imperial Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Imperial Point is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Point
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Leisureville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leisureville is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
- Lyons Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Park
- Park Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Haven is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
- Sanders Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sanders Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Village Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Village Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
How Far From Coconut Creek 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 city such as Coconut Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coconut Creek and extending to:
- Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coconut Creek to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coconut Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Coconut Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coconut Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2598, Longitude: -80.1865 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.537 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.556 degrees. |
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