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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 Plantation Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plantation Acres 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 Plantation Acres:
- 26.143697, -80.306161
- 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 Plantation Acres
- 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 Plantation Acres 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 Plantation Acres
Communities Also Named Plantation Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Plantation Acres.
Within Florida, the name Plantation Acres is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- This Plantation Acres is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plantation Acres that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Plantation Acres.
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Plantation Acres is located in Orange County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the north of the Plantation Acres that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Plantation Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantation Acres ...
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.
- Davie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Crest Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Crest Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Crest Village
- Flamingo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flamingo Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Village
- Golden Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Golden Heights is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
- Green Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadow is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Pine Island Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Island Ridge is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Ridge
- Plantation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plantation Isles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plantation Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Isles
- Plantation Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plantation Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Playland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Playland Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Village
- Royal Palm Ranches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Royal Palm Ranches is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Ranches
- Royal Palms Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Royal Palms Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms Park
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Village Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Village Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
How Far From Plantation Acres 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 Plantation Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plantation Acres and extending to:
- Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Plantation Acres to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 382 miles [614.8 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Plantation Acres) 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 Plantation Acres 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 Plantation Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1437, Longitude: -80.3062 In this case, the coordinates for Plantation Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.544 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.614 degrees. |
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