Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garden Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden Cove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garden Cove
- 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 Garden Cove:
- 25.173178, -80.368111
- 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 Garden Cove
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Garden Cove is near Miami-Dade County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Garden Cove ...
We found one communities that share the name Garden Cove.
Within Florida, the name Garden Cove is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Garden Cove in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Garden Cove.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Cove ...
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.
- Anglers Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Park
- Anglers Park is located in Monroe County
- Cutter Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutter Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Bank
- Cutter Bank is located in Miami-Dade County
- Dynamite Docks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dynamite Docks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dynamite Docks
- Dynamite Docks is located in Monroe County
- Gold Key
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Jewfish
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Key Largo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Largo
- Key Largo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Key Largo <3>
- Rock Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Harbor
- Rock Harbor is located in Monroe County
- Sunset Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
- Sunset Point is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Point <3>
How Far From Garden Cove 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 Garden Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Garden Cove and extending to:
- Key West, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Garden Cove to Key West, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,211 miles [8,386.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garden Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Garden Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Garden Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.1732, Longitude: -80.3681 In this case, the coordinates for Garden Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Garden Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.541 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.358 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.83 degrees. |