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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 Sanders Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanders Park 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 Sanders Park:
- 26.254804, -80.132545
- 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 Sanders Park
- 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 Broward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broward County
- Since Sanders Park is near Palm Beach County and also Miami-Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade 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 Sanders Park
Communities Also Named Sanders Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Sanders Park.
Within Florida, the name Sanders Park is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Sanders Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sanders Park that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Sanders Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanders Park ...
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.
- Bonnie Lock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
- Carver Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carver Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Coconut Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cresthaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cresthaven is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Crystal Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Cypress Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cypress Harbor is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Harbor
- Fairlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Garden Isles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isles
- Harbor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Imperial Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Imperial Point is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Point
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Leisureville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leisureville is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
- Lighthouse Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyons Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Park
- Park Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Haven is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
How Far From Sanders Park 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 Sanders Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sanders Park and extending to:
- Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sanders Park to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<3> 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 383 miles [616.4 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 891 miles [1,433.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanders Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sanders Park 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 Sanders Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2548, Longitude: -80.1325 In this case, the coordinates for Sanders Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.51 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.469 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.541 degrees. |
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