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

When in Sabal Palms Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sabal Palms Estates 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 Sabal Palms Estates:
    • 26.206194, -80.210881
    • 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 Sabal Palms Estates
  • 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 Sabal Palms Estates ...

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.

  • Carver Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
    • Carver Village is located in Broward County
  • Coconut Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Coral Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
    • Coral Heights is located in Broward County
  • Coral Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
    • Coral Hills is located in Broward County
  • Coral Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coral Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Woods
    • Coral Woods is located in Broward County
  • Cypress Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Harbor
    • Cypress Harbor is located in Broward County
  • Fair Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Gate
    • Fair Gate is located in Broward County
  • Flamingo Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flamingo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Village
    • Flamingo Village is located in Broward County
  • Garden Isles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isles
    • Garden Isles is located in Broward County
  • Golden Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
    • Golden Heights is located in Broward County
  • Imperial Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Point
    • Imperial Point is located in Broward County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lazy Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazy Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
      • Lazy Lake is located in Broward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Lyons Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Park
      • Lyons Park is located in Broward County
    • Rock Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Broward County
    • Rock Island Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Village
      • Rock Island Village is located in Broward County
    • Royal Palm Isles
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Isles
      • Royal Palm Isles is located in Broward County
    • Royal Palms Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palms Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms Park
      • Royal Palms Park is located in Broward County
    • Sanders Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
      • Sanders Park is located in Broward County
    • Sunrise
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunrise Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
      • Sunrise Heights is located in Broward County
    • Twin Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
    • Village Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
      • Village Park is located in Broward County

How Far From Sabal Palms Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sabal Palms Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sabal Palms Estates and extending to:

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sabal Palms Estates to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sabal Palms Estates. 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: 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Sabal Palms Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sabal Palms Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2062, Longitude: -80.2109       In this case, the coordinates for Sabal Palms Estates 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 Sabal Palms Estates 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 309.545 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.503 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.574 degrees.




 

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