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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 Rolling Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Oaks 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 Rolling Oaks:
    • 26.048025, -80.385722
    • 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 Rolling Oaks
  • 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 Rolling Oaks ...

We found three communities that share the name Rolling Oaks.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Rolling Oaks.

Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Hillsborough County
      • This Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rolling Oaks that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rolling Oaks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Van Zandt 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 Rolling Oaks [Van Zandt County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Rolling Oaks is located in Davis County and lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rolling Oaks that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Rolling Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Oaks ...

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.

  • Andytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andytown
    • Andytown is located in Broward County
  • Carol City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Davie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie
    • Davie is located in Broward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,621 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davie <4>
  • Edgewater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Broward County
  • Fern Crest Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Crest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Crest Village
    • Fern Crest Village is located in Broward County
  • Green Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
    • Green Meadow is located in Broward County
  • Pine Island Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Ridge
    • Pine Island Ridge is located in Broward County
  • Plantation
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Plantation Isles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Isles
    • Plantation Isles is located in Broward County
  • Plantation Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Park
    • Plantation Park is located in Broward County
  • Playland Isles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playland Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Isles
    • Playland Isles is located in Broward County
  • Playland Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Village
    • Playland Village is located in Broward County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Royal Country
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Country have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Country
      • Royal Country is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Royal Palm Ranches
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Ranches have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Ranches
      • Royal Palm Ranches is located in Broward County
    • Sunrise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunrise Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
      • Sunrise Heights is located in Broward County
    • Sunshine Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Rolling Oaks 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 Rolling Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rolling Oaks and extending to:

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Oaks to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 384 miles [618 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 908 miles [1,461.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rolling Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rolling Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rolling Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.0480, Longitude: -80.3857       In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Oaks 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 Rolling Oaks 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 Rolling Oaks 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 309.62 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.568 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.657 degrees.




 

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