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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 Sunset Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Corners 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 Sunset Corners:
- 25.702047, -80.333941
- 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 Sunset Corners
- 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
Communities Also Named Sunset Corners ...
We found one communities that share the name Sunset Corners.
Within Florida, the name Sunset Corners is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Sunset Corners in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Sunset Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Corners ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coconut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coconut Grove
- Coconut Grove is located in Miami-Dade County
- Coral Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Terrace
- Coral Terrace is located in Miami-Dade County
- Gables by the Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gables by the Sea
- Gables by the Sea is located in Miami-Dade County
- Gables by the Sea has also been known as:
- Coral Bay
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Miami-Dade County
- Kings Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bay
- Kings Bay is located in Miami-Dade County
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pinecrest is located in Miami-Dade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,006 people
- Pinecrest has also been known as:
- Pinecrest village
- Pioneer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park
- Pioneer Park is located in Miami-Dade County
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Miami-Dade County
- Sunrise Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Harbor
- Sunrise Harbor is located in Miami-Dade County
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Miami-Dade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,747 people
- Three Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Three Lakes is located in Miami-Dade County
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sunset Corners 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 Sunset Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sunset Corners and extending to:
- Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Corners to Miami, with an average speed<5> 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 405 miles [651.8 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Miami-Dade County: www.miamidade.gov/ The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sunset Corners could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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- Sunset Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.7020, Longitude: -80.3339 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Sunset Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.567 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.46 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.713 degrees. |
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