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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 Miramar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miramar 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 Miramar:
- 25.979263, -80.311467
- 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 Miramar
- 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 Miramar is near Miami-Dade County and also Palm Beach County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Miramar
Communities Also Named Miramar ...
We found five communities that are also named Miramar.
Within Florida, the name Miramar is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Miramar is located in San Diego County and lies 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Miramar that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Miramar.
- San Mateo County
- This Miramar is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,575 miles [4,144.1 km] to the west northwest of the Miramar that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Miramar.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Miramar is located in DeKalb County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Miramar that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Miramar.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Miramar is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Miramar that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Miramar.
- New Jersey
- Cape May 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 Jersey community of Miramar [Cape May County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miramar ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fern Crest Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Crest Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Crest Village
- Golden Glades
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Glades is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glades
- Green Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadow is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Medley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Island Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Island Ridge is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Ridge
- Plantation Isles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plantation Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Isles
- Playland Isles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Playland Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Isles
- Playland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Playland Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Village
- Rolling Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Oaks is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Royal Country
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Country is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Country
- Royal Palm Ranches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Palm Ranches is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Ranches
- Sun Swept Isles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sun Swept Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Swept Isles
- Sunshine Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
How Far From Miramar 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 city such as Miramar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Miramar and extending to:
- Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miramar to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 391 miles [629.3 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 912 miles [1,467.7 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 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Miramar) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Miramar 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> | 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 Miramar 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 Miramar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.9793, Longitude: -80.3115 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.51 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.65 degrees. |
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