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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 Isle of Normandy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Isle of Normandy and the surrounding area.
- 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 Isle of Normandy:
- 25.853502, -80.135583
- 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 Isle of Normandy
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade County
- Since Isle of Normandy is near Broward County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Isle of Normandy
Curious and Interesting Names Near Isle of Normandy ...
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.
- Eastern Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eastern Shores is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Shores
- Fisher Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fisher Island is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Island
- Golden Glades
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Glades is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glades
- Golden Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Golden Shores is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Shores
- Indian Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Indian Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Creek Village is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Village
- Keystone Islands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keystone Islands is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Islands
- Lemon City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon City is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon City
- Liberty Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Square is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Square
- Little River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little River is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Normandy Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Surfside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Isle of Normandy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Isle of Normandy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Isle of Normandy and extending to:
- Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Isle of Normandy to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 918 miles [1,477.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Isle of Normandy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Isle of Normandy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Isle of Normandy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.8535, Longitude: -80.1356 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.481 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.382 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.626 degrees. |
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