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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 Coral Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coral Hills 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 Coral Hills:
    • 26.188417, -80.121711
    • 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 Coral Hills
  • 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 Coral Hills 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 Coral Hills

Communities Also Named Coral Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Coral Hills.

Within Florida, the name Coral Hills is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Coral Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the north of the Coral Hills that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Coral Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coral Hills ...

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.

  • Coral Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Coral Heights is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
  • Coral Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Coral Ridge is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Ridge
  • Coral Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Coral Woods is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Woods
  • Cypress Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cypress Harbor is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Harbor
  • Garden Isles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Garden Isles is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isles
  • Harbor Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbor Village is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
  • Imperial Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Imperial Point is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Point
  • Lazy Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lazy Lake is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Lyons Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lyons Park is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Park
  • Rock Island Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Island Village is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Village
  • Royal Palm Isles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Royal Palm Isles is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Isles
  • Sea Ranch Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sea Ranch Lakes is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ranch Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Silver Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Silver Shores is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shores
  • Twin Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Coral Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coral Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coral Hills and extending to:

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Coral Hills 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 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coral Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Coral Hills 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 Coral Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1884, Longitude: -80.1217       In this case, the coordinates for Coral Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.50 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.448 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.552 degrees.