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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 Ro-Len Lake Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ro-Len Lake 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 Ro-Len Lake Gardens:
    • 25.977869, -80.165046
    • 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 Ro-Len Lake 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 Ro-Len Lake 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.

  • Carol City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastern Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Shores
    • Eastern Shores is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Edgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Broward County
  • Golden Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Golden Glades
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Glades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glades
    • Golden Glades is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Golden Isles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Isles
    • Golden Isles is located in Broward County
  • Golden Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Shores
    • Golden Shores is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Keystone Islands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Islands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Islands
    • Keystone Islands is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Playland Isles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playland Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Isles
    • Playland Isles is located in Broward County
  • Sun Swept Isles
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Swept Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Swept Isles
    • Sun Swept Isles is located in Broward County
  • Sunshine Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
    • Sunshine Park is located in Broward County

How Far From Ro-Len Lake 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 Ro-Len Lake 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 Ro-Len Lake Gardens and extending to:

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ro-Len Lake Gardens to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 910 miles [1,464.5 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 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ro-Len Lake Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ro-Len Lake Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.9779, Longitude: -80.1650       In this case, the coordinates for Ro-Len Lake 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 Ro-Len Lake 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 309.505 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.426 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.609 degrees.