Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in South Miami, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Miami and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Miami

• 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 South Miami:
  • 25.704337, -80.289800
  • 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 South Miami

• 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 Miami-Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade County
  • Since South Miami is near Broward County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broward County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 South Miami

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Miami ...

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.

• Coconut Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Coconut Grove is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coconut Grove
• Coral Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Coral Terrace is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Terrace
• Gables by the Sea
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gables by the Sea is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gables by the Sea
  • Gables by the Sea has also been known as:
  • Coral Bay
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gables by the Sea
  • From South Miami to Gables by the Sea
• Howard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Kings Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kings Bay is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bay
• Pinecrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pinecrest is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,006 people
  • Pinecrest has also been known as:
  • Pinecrest village
• Pioneer Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Park is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park
• Sunrise Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise Harbor is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Harbor
• Sunset
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunset is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunset
  • From South Miami to Sunset
• Sunset Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Corners is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Corners

How Far From South Miami to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as South Miami to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from South Miami 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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'