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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 Sunrise Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise Heights 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 Sunrise Heights:
- 26.142586, -80.244771
- 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 Sunrise Heights
- 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 Sunrise Heights is near Miami-Dade County and also Palm Beach County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach 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 Sunrise Heights
Communities Also Named Sunrise Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Sunrise Heights.
Within Florida, the name Sunrise Heights is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada County
- This Sunrise Heights is located in Nevada County and lies 2,513 miles [4,044.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunrise Heights that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Sunrise Heights.
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Sunrise Heights is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunrise Heights that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Sunrise Heights.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the north of the Sunrise Heights that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Sunrise Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise Heights ...
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.
- Davie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fern Crest Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Crest Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Crest Village
- Flamingo Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flamingo Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Village
- Golden Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Golden Heights is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
- Pine Island Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island Ridge is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Ridge
- Plantation
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plantation Isles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plantation Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Isles
- Plantation Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plantation Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Park
- Playland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Playland Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Village
- Rock Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Island is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Island Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Village
- Royal Palm Isles
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Royal Palm Isles is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Isles
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Royal Palms Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Palms Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms Park
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Village Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
How Far From Sunrise Heights 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 community such as Sunrise Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Heights and extending to:
- Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunrise Heights 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 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Sunrise Heights) 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 Sunrise Heights 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 Sunrise Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1426, Longitude: -80.2448 In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.557 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.597 degrees. |
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