Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hollywood Ridge Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollywood Ridge Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hollywood Ridge Farms

• 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 Hollywood Ridge Farms:
  • 25.975370, -80.194214
  • 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 Hollywood Ridge Farms

• 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 Hollywood Ridge Farms 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 Hollywood Ridge Farms ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol City
  • Carol City is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol City <1>
• Eastern Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Shores
  • Eastern Shores is located in Miami-Dade County
• Golden Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
  • Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
• Golden Glades
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Glades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glades
  • Golden Glades is located in Miami-Dade County
• Golden Isles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Isles
  • Golden Isles is located in Broward County
• Golden Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Shores
  • Golden Shores is located in Miami-Dade County
• Playland Isles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playland Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Isles
  • Playland Isles is located in Broward County
• Sun Swept Isles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Swept Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Swept Isles
  • Sun Swept Isles is located in Broward County
• Sunshine Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
  • Sunshine Park is located in Broward County

How Far From Hollywood Ridge Farms 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 Hollywood Ridge Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hollywood Ridge Farms and extending to:

• Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hollywood Ridge Farms to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 395 miles [635.7 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

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