Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hillsboro Beach:
  • 26.292454, -80.079217
  • 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 Hillsboro Beach

• 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 Hillsboro Beach 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 Hillsboro Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillsboro Beach ...

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 west)
  • Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
• Carver Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carver Village is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
• College Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • College Park is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Cresthaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cresthaven is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
• Crystal Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Fairlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fairlawn is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Harbor Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Village is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
• Leisureville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leisureville is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
• Lighthouse Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lighthouse Point is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lighthouse Point <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lighthouse Point
  • From Hillsboro Beach to Lighthouse Point
• Park Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Park Haven is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
• Royal Oak Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Royal Oak Hills is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Hills
• Sanders Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanders Park is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park

How Far From Hillsboro Beach 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 town such as Hillsboro Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hillsboro Beach and extending to:

• Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hillsboro Beach 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 383 miles [616.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 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 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'