Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fort Lauderdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Lauderdale
- 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 Fort Lauderdale:
- 26.122444, -80.137319
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fort Lauderdale
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Broward County
- Since Fort Lauderdale is near Miami-Dade County and also Palm Beach County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade County
- eBird sighting report for Palm Beach 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Lauderdale ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
- Coral Heights is located in Broward County
- Coral Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- Coral Hills is located in Broward County
- Coral Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Ridge
- Coral Ridge is located in Broward County
- Coral Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Woods
- Coral Woods is located in Broward County
- Flamingo Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flamingo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Village
- Flamingo Village is located in Broward County
- Golden Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
- Golden Heights is located in Broward County
- Harbor Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
- Harbor Beach is located in Broward County
- Harbor Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Harbor Heights is located in Broward County
- Lazy Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rock Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Broward County
- Rock Island Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Village
- Rock Island Village is located in Broward County
- Royal Palm Isles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Isles
- Royal Palm Isles is located in Broward County
- Royal Palms Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palms Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms Park
- Royal Palms Park is located in Broward County
- Sunrise Key
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Key have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Key
- Sunrise Key is located in Broward County
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
- Rock Island
How Far From Fort Lauderdale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Fort Lauderdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Lauderdale and extending to:
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Lauderdale 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 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 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 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fort Lauderdale: www.info.ci.ftlaud.fl.us/
The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fort Lauderdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Lauderdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1224, Longitude: -80.1373 |
| <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 Fort Lauderdale 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 309.502 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.443 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.571 degrees. |