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

When in Sea Ranch Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sea Ranch Lakes 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 Sea Ranch Lakes:
    • 26.200813, -80.096941
    • 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 Sea Ranch Lakes
  • 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 Sea Ranch Lakes ...

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.

  • Coral Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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 Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Ridge
    • Coral Ridge is located in Broward County
  • Coral Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Garden Isles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Harbor Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
    • Harbor Village is located in Broward County
  • Imperial Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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
  • Lyons Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Silver Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shores
    • Silver Shores is located in Broward County

How Far From Sea Ranch Lakes 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 village such as Sea Ranch Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sea Ranch Lakes and extending to:

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sea Ranch Lakes 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 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 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 6,586 miles [10,599.1 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>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sea Ranch Lakes. 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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sea Ranch Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sea Ranch Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2008, Longitude: -80.0969       In this case, the coordinates for Sea Ranch Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sea Ranch Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.488 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.437 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.543 degrees.









 

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