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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 Parkland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkland 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 Parkland:
- 26.310752, -80.253283
- 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 Parkland
- 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 Parkland 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 Parkland
Communities Also Named Parkland ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Parkland.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Parkland.
Beyond Florida, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- This Parkland is located in Hillsborough County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Parkland.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker 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 Alabama community of Parkland [Walker County].
- Alberta
- This Parkland lies 2,416 miles [3,888.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- British Columbia
- This Parkland lies 2,858 miles [4,599.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- Illinois
- Tazewell County
- This Parkland is located in Tazewell County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Parkland.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Parkland is located in Jefferson County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Parkland.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Parkland is located in Prince George's County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the north of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Parkland.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Parkland is located in Wake County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the north of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Parkland.
- Oklahoma
- Lincoln County
- This Parkland is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Parkland.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Parkland is located in Bucks County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Parkland.
- Saskatchewan
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Parkland is located in Pierce County and lies 2,695 miles [4,337.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Parkland.
- Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- This Parkland is located in Douglas County and lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkland that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Parkland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkland ...
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.
- Bonnie Lock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
- Carver Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carver Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Coconut Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Fair Gate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Gate is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Gate
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Leisureville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leisureville is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
- Mission Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Bay is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bay
- Paradise Palms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paradise Palms is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Palms
- Park Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Park Haven is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
- Sanders Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- Village Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Village Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
- Whisper Walk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whisper Walk is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Walk
How Far From Parkland 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 city such as Parkland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkland and extending to:
- Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parkland 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 375 miles [603.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,155 miles [8,296.2 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- Parkland) 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 Parkland 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 Parkland 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 Parkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3108, Longitude: -80.2533 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.574 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.551 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.564 degrees. |
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