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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 Port of Miami, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port of Miami 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 Port of Miami:
- 25.774544, -80.170880
- 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 Port of Miami
- 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 Port of Miami is near Broward County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broward 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 Port of Miami
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port of Miami ...
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.
- Coconut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coconut Grove is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coconut Grove
- Fisher Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Island is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Island
- Indian Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Indian Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek Village is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Village
- Isle of Normandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Isle of Normandy is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Normandy
- Isle of Normandy has also been known as:
- Normandy Isle
- Normandy
- Latin Quarter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Latin Quarter is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latin Quarter
- Lemon City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lemon City is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon City
- Liberty Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Square is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Square
- Little Havana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Havana is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Havana
- Little River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Normandy Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Normandy Shores is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Shores
- Sunrise Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Harbor is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Harbor
- Surfside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Port of Miami 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 Port of Miami to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port of Miami and extending to:
- Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Port of Miami to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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- Port of Miami) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Port of Miami 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 Port of Miami. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.7745, Longitude: -80.1709 In this case, the coordinates for Port of Miami have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.493 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.384 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.653 degrees. |
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