Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leisure City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leisure City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leisure City
- 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 Leisure City:
- 25.495388, -80.429222
- 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 Leisure City
- 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 Leisure City is near Monroe County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Leisure City ...
We found one communities that share the name Leisure City.
Within Florida, the name Leisure City is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Leisure City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Pope County
- This Leisure City is located in Pope County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Leisure City that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Leisure City.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leisure City ...
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.
- Gold Key
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hammocks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammocks
- Hammocks is located in Miami-Dade County
- Homestead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Homestead is located in Miami-Dade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homestead <3>
- Howard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Kings Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Peters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Silver Palm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Palm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Palm
- Silver Palm is located in Miami-Dade County
- Silver Palm Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Palm Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Palm Place
- Silver Palm Place is located in Miami-Dade County
- Sponge Rocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sponge Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sponge Rocks
- Sponge Rocks is located in Miami-Dade County
- Three Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Three Lakes is located in Miami-Dade County
How Far From Leisure City 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 Leisure City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leisure City and extending to:
- Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leisure City to Miami, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leisure City. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leisure City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leisure City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.4954, Longitude: -80.4292 In this case, the coordinates for Leisure City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Leisure City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.467 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.782 degrees. |