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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 Fair Gate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair Gate 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 Fair Gate:
- 26.228416, -80.210047
- 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 Fair Gate
- 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 Fair Gate 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 Fair Gate
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair Gate ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
- Carver Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carver Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Coconut Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Heights is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
- Coral Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hills is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- Coral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Woods is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Woods
- Cresthaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cresthaven is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Crystal Lake
(5 miles [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 east)
- Cypress Harbor is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Harbor
- Flamingo Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flamingo Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Village
- Garden Isles
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isles
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Golden Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Golden Heights is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
- Imperial Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Imperial Point is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Point
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lazy Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lazy Lake is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Leisureville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leisureville is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
- Lyons Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyons Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Park
- Rock Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Village
- Royal Palm Isles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Palm Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Isles
- Royal Palms Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Royal Palms Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms Park
- Sanders Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sanders Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- Sunrise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Village Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Village Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
How Far From Fair Gate 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 Fair Gate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fair Gate and extending to:
- Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Fair Gate to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 893 miles [1,437.1 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> | 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- Fair Gate) 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 Fair Gate 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 Fair Gate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2284, Longitude: -80.2100 In this case, the coordinates for Fair Gate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.546 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.508 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.569 degrees. |
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