Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plantation and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Plantation
- 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:
- 24.976242, -80.552284
- 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
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Plantation is near Miami-Dade County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Plantation ...
We found eight communities that share the name Plantation.
There are two communities within Florida that are also named Plantation.
Beyond Florida, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Broward County
- This Plantation is located in Broward County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Plantation that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Plantation.
- Sarasota County
- This Plantation is located in Sarasota County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Plantation that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Plantation.
- Broward County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma 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 California community of Plantation [Sonoma County].
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Plantation is located in Will County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Plantation that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Plantation.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Plantation is located in Jefferson County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Plantation that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Plantation.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This Plantation is located in Attala County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Plantation that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Plantation.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Plantation is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Plantation that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Plantation.
- Texas
- Brazoria 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 Texas community of Plantation [Brazoria County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantation ...
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.
- Anglers Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Park
- Anglers Park is located in Monroe County
- Craig ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Garden Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cove
- Garden Cove is located in Monroe County
- Jewfish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Key Largo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Largo
- Key Largo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Key Largo <4>
- Plantation Key
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Key have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Key
- Plantation Key is located in Monroe County
- Rock Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Harbor
- Rock Harbor is located in Monroe County
- Sunset Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
- Sunset Point is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Point <4>
How Far From Plantation 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plantation and extending to:
- Key West, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Plantation to Key West, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plantation. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 24.9762, Longitude: -80.5523 In this case, the coordinates for Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Plantation 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.614 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.416 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.919 degrees. |