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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 Middle River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middle River 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 Middle River:
    • 26.163974, -80.166990
    • 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 Middle River
  • 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 Middle River 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 Middle River

Communities Also Named Middle River ...

We found nine communities that are also named Middle River.

Within Florida, the name Middle River is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Middle River lies 2,999 miles [4,826.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Middle River that is located in Broward County.
    • California
      • San Joaquin 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 California community of Middle River [San Joaquin County].
    • Iowa
      • Madison 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 Iowa community of Middle River [Madison County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Middle River is located in Baltimore County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Middle River that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Middle River.
    • Minnesota
      • Marshall County
      • This Middle River is located in Marshall County and lies 1,762 miles [2,835.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Middle River that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Middle River.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Middle River lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Middle River that is located in Broward County.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Middle River is located in Brunswick County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the north of the Middle River that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Middle River.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Middle River lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Middle River that is located in Broward County.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta 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 Virginia community of Middle River [Augusta County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle River ...

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.

  • Coral Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Coral Heights is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
  • Coral Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Coral Woods is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Woods
  • Flamingo Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Flamingo Village is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Village
  • Golden Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Golden Heights is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
  • Lazy Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lazy Lake is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Rock Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rock Island is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rock Island Village is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Village
  • Royal Palm Isles
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Royal Palm Isles is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Isles
  • Royal Palms Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Royal Palms Park is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms Park
  • Twin Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Middle River 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 Middle River to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Middle River 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 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 897 miles [1,443.6 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 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Middle River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Middle River 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 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 Middle River 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 Middle River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1640, Longitude: -80.1670       In this case, the coordinates for Middle River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.52 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.469 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.57 degrees.