Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Palmetto Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmetto Bay and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Palmetto Bay

• 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 Palmetto Bay:
  • 25.621925, -80.322176
  • 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 Palmetto Bay

• 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 Palmetto Bay is near Monroe County and also Broward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • 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 Palmetto Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmetto Bay ...

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.

• Gables by the Sea
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Howard
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Howard is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Kings Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kings Bay is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bay
• Peters
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Peters is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
• Pinecrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Rockdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rockdale is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunset is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
• Sunset Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Corners is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Corners
• Three Lakes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Three Lakes is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes

How Far From Palmetto Bay 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 village such as Palmetto Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Palmetto Bay and extending to:

• Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palmetto Bay to Miami, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 410 miles [659.8 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 24 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 936 miles [1,506.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'