Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Garden Isles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden Isles and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Garden Isles

• 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 Isles:
  • 26.223971, -80.118656
  • 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 Garden Isles

• 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 Garden Isles 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 Garden Isles

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Isles ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
• Carver Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Carver Village is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
• Coral Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coral Heights is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
• Coral Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coral Hills is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
• Coral Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coral Woods is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Woods
• Cresthaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cresthaven is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
• Cypress Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cypress Harbor is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Harbor
• Harbor Village
  (Less than 2 miles 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 south)
  • Imperial Point is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Point
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Leisureville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Leisureville is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
  • Lyons Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lyons Park is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Park
  • Sanders Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sanders Park is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
  • Sea Ranch Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Shores is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shores
  • Twin Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Garden Isles 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 Isles to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Garden Isles and extending to:

• Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies just to the South.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Garden Isles 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'