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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coral Springs 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 Coral Springs:
- 26.272252, -80.250453
- 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 Springs
- 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 Springs 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 Springs
Communities Also Named Coral Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Coral Springs.
Within Florida, the name Coral Springs is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Coral Springs in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Coral Springs lies 2,458 miles [3,955.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coral Springs that is located in Broward County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coral Springs ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
- Carver Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carver Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Coconut Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cresthaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cresthaven is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Crystal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Fair Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Gate is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Gate
- Garden Isles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garden Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isles
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Leisureville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leisureville is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
- Lyons Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Park
- Mission Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mission Bay is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bay
- Park Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Park Haven is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Royal Palm Isles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Palm Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Isles
- Sanders Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sanders Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Village Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Village Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
How Far From Coral Springs 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 Coral Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coral Springs and extending to:
- Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coral Springs to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, 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 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Coral Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Coral Springs 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 Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2723, Longitude: -80.2505 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.571 degrees. |
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