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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 Tenmile Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tenmile Corner 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 Tenmile Corner:
- 25.615941, -80.857289
- 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 Tenmile Corner
- 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 Tenmile Corner is near Monroe County and also Collier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collier 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 Tenmile Corner
Communities Also Named Tenmile Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Tenmile Corner.
Within Florida, the name Tenmile Corner is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Tenmile Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Watonwan County
- This Tenmile Corner is located in Watonwan County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tenmile Corner that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watonwan County community of Tenmile Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tenmile Corner ...
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.
- Fortymile Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fortymile Bend is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortymile Bend
- Frog City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frog City is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Hammocks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hammocks is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammocks
- Homestead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Silver Palm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Palm is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Palm
- Silver Palm Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Silver Palm Place is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Palm Place
- Trail Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trail Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Center
- Trail City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trail City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
- Trailtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtown is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtown
How Far From Tenmile Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tenmile Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tenmile Corner and extending to:
- Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tenmile Corner to Miami, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 943 miles [1,517.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tenmile Corner) 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 Tenmile Corner 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 Tenmile Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.6159, Longitude: -80.8573 In this case, the coordinates for Tenmile Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.819 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.74 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.878 degrees. |
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