Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pops Hammock Seminole Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pops Hammock Seminole Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pops Hammock Seminole Village

• 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 Pops Hammock Seminole Village:
  • 25.678160, -80.753119
  • 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 Pops Hammock Seminole Village

• 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 Pops Hammock Seminole Village is near Monroe County and also Collier 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 Collier 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 Pops Hammock Seminole Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pops Hammock Seminole Village ...

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.

• Fortymile Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fortymile Bend is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortymile Bend
• Frog City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frog City is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
• Hammocks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hammocks is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammocks
• Pinecrest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pinecrest is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Silver Palm Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Palm Place is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Palm Place
• Tenmile Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tenmile Corner is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Corner
• Trail Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Trail Center is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Center
• Trail City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Trail City is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
• Trailtown
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Trailtown is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtown

How Far From Pops Hammock Seminole Village 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 Pops Hammock Seminole Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pops Hammock Seminole Village and extending to:

• Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pops Hammock Seminole Village to Miami, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 23 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'