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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 Ocean View Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean View Heights 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 Ocean View Heights:
- 25.736767, -80.237827
- 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 Ocean View Heights
- 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 Ocean View Heights is near Broward County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broward County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Ocean View Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean View Heights ...
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.
- Coconut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coconut Grove is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coconut Grove
- Coral Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coral Terrace is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Terrace
- Fisher Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher Island is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Island
- Gables by the Sea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gables by the Sea is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gables by the Sea
- Gables by the Sea has also been known as:
- Coral Bay
- Kings Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Bay is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bay
- Latin Quarter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Latin Quarter is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latin Quarter
- Lemon City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon City is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon City
- Liberty Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Square is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Square
- Little Havana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Havana is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Havana
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pinecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,006 people
- Pinecrest has also been known as:
- Pinecrest village
- Pioneer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Park is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park
- Sunrise Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Harbor is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Harbor
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset Corners is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Corners
- Virginia Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
How Far From Ocean View Heights 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 Ocean View Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ocean View Heights and extending to:
- Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Ocean View Heights 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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 927 miles [1,491.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ocean View Heights) 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 Ocean View Heights 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 Ocean View Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.7368, Longitude: -80.2378 In this case, the coordinates for Ocean View Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.414 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.679 degrees. |
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