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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 Collier Manor - Cresthaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collier Manor - Cresthaven and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Collier Manor - Cresthaven
  • 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 Collier Manor - Cresthaven:
    • 26.266308, -80.107815
    • 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 Collier Manor - Cresthaven
  • 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 Collier Manor - Cresthaven 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 Collier Manor - Cresthaven

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collier Manor - Cresthaven ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
  • Carver Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carver Village is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
  • Cresthaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cresthaven is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
  • Crystal Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Cypress Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Harbor is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Harbor
  • Fairlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairlawn is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Garden Isles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Garden Isles is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isles
  • Harbor Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harbor Village is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Leisureville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Leisureville is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
  • Lighthouse Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lyons Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lyons Park is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Park
  • Park Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Park Haven is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
  • Sanders Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sanders Park is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park

How Far From Collier Manor - Cresthaven 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 Collier Manor - Cresthaven to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Collier Manor - Cresthaven and extending to:

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Collier Manor - Cresthaven 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 383 miles [616.4 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 890 miles [1,432.3 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 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collier Manor - Cresthaven) 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 Collier Manor - Cresthaven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.498 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.458 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.532 degrees.