RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Florida >> Miami-Dade County >> Palmetto Estates >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Palmetto Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmetto Estates 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 Palmetto Estates:
    • 25.621494, -80.361998
    • 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 Estates
  • 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 Estates 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 Estates

Communities Also Named Palmetto Estates ...

We found four communities that are also named Palmetto Estates.

Within Florida, the name Palmetto Estates is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Palmetto Estates is located in Lee County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Palmetto Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Palmetto Estates is located in Beaufort County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the north of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Palmetto Estates.
      • Florence County
      • This Palmetto Estates is located in Florence County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the north of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Palmetto Estates.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Palmetto Estates is located in Spartanburg County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the north of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Palmetto Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmetto Estates ...

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
    (5 miles [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
  • Hammocks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammocks is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammocks
  • Howard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Howard is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Kings Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kings Bay is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bay
  • Peters
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Peters is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
  • Pinecrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 east)
    • Rockdale is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Silver Palm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Palm is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Palm
  • Sunset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Lakes is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes

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

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

  • Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palmetto Estates to Miami, with an average speed<3> 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 409 miles [658.2 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 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Palmetto Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Palmetto Estates 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 Palmetto Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.6215, Longitude: -80.3620       In this case, the coordinates for Palmetto Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.575 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.458 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.738 degrees.