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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortymile Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortymile Bend
- Fortymile Bend is located in Miami-Dade County
- Frog City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Hammocks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammocks
- Hammocks is located in Miami-Dade County
- Pinecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Silver Palm Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Palm Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Palm Place
- Silver Palm Place is located in Miami-Dade County
- Tenmile Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Corner
- Tenmile Corner is located in Miami-Dade County
- Trail Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Center
- Trail Center is located in Monroe County
- Trail City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
- Trail City is located in Monroe County
- Trailtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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<2> beginning in Pops Hammock Seminole Village and extending to:
- Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pops Hammock Seminole Village to Miami, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pops Hammock Seminole Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Miami-Dade County: www.miamidade.gov/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pops Hammock Seminole Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pops Hammock Seminole Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.6782, Longitude: -80.7531 In this case, the coordinates for Pops Hammock Seminole Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pops Hammock Seminole Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.773 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.694 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.836 degrees. |