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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 Holiday Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Holiday Acres:
    • 25.848333, -80.311111
    • 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 Holiday Acres
  • 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 Miami-Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade County
    • Since Holiday Acres is near Broward County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Broward 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 Holiday Acres ...

We found nine communities that share the name Holiday Acres.

Within Florida, the name Holiday Acres is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holiday Acres that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Holiday Acres.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Holiday Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holiday Acres that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Holiday Acres.
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the west northwest of the Holiday Acres that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Holiday Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the north of the Holiday Acres that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Holiday Acres.
      • Washington County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Washington County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km] to the north of the Holiday Acres that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Holiday Acres.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Holiday Acres [Lincoln County].
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Hamilton County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Holiday Acres that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Holiday Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Charleston County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north of the Holiday Acres that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Holiday Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Amherst County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the north of the Holiday Acres that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Holiday Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Acres ...

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.

  • Carol City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coral Terrace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Terrace
    • Coral Terrace is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Golden Glades
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Glades have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glades
    • Golden Glades is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Latin Quarter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latin Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latin Quarter
    • Latin Quarter is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Lemon City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon City
    • Lemon City is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Liberty Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Square
    • Liberty Square is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Little Havana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Havana
    • Little Havana is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Little River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Little River is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Medley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pioneer Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park
    • Pioneer Park is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Royal Country
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Country have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Country
    • Royal Country is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Sweetwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,747 people
  • University Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Virginia Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Gardens
    • Virginia Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people

How Far From Holiday Acres 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 Holiday Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holiday Acres and extending to:

  • Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Holiday Acres to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 920 miles [1,480.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holiday Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Miami-Dade County: www.miamidade.gov/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Holiday Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holiday Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.8483, Longitude: -80.3111       In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Holiday Acres could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Holiday Acres 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 309.568 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.481 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.677 degrees.




 

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