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

When in Plantation Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plantation Gardens 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 Plantation Gardens:
    • 26.129808, -80.237548
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Plantation Gardens
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantation Gardens ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie
    • Davie is located in Broward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,621 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davie <1>
  • Fern Crest Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Crest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Crest Village
    • Fern Crest Village is located in Broward County
  • Flamingo Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flamingo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Village
    • Flamingo Village is located in Broward County
  • Golden Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
    • Golden Heights is located in Broward County
  • Pine Island Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Ridge
    • Pine Island Ridge is located in Broward County
  • Plantation
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Plantation Isles
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Isles
    • Plantation Isles is located in Broward County
  • Plantation Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Park
    • Plantation Park is located in Broward County
  • Playland Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Village
    • Playland Village is located in Broward County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rock Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Broward County
    • Rock Island Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Village
      • Rock Island Village is located in Broward County
    • Royal Palms Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palms Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms Park
      • Royal Palms Park is located in Broward County
    • Sunrise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunrise Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
      • Sunrise Heights is located in Broward County
    • Village Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
      • Village Park is located in Broward County

How Far From Plantation Gardens 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 community such as Plantation Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Plantation Gardens and extending to:

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies just to the East.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Plantation Gardens to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plantation Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Plantation Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plantation Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1298, Longitude: -80.2375       In this case, the coordinates for Plantation Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Plantation Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.553 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.502 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.598 degrees.




 

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