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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 Town Park Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Town Park Estates 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 Town Park Estates:
    • 25.754822, -80.351441
    • 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 Town Park Estates
  • 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 Town Park Estates ...

We found one communities that share the name Town Park Estates.

Within Florida, the name Town Park Estates is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Town Park Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Town Park Estates is located in Davidson County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Town Park Estates that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Town Park Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Town Park Estates ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Howard
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Little Havana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Havana
    • Little Havana is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Medley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pinecrest
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Sunrise Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Corners
    • Sunset Corners is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Sweetwater
    (Less than 2 miles 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
  • University Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Virginia Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Gardens
    • Virginia Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people

How Far From Town Park Estates 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 Town Park Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Town Park Estates and extending to:

  • Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Town Park Estates to Miami, with an average speed<4> 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 402 miles [647 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 927 miles [1,491.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Town Park Estates. 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: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Town Park Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Town Park Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.7548, Longitude: -80.3514       In this case, the coordinates for Town Park Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<5>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 Town Park Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.58 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.482 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.708 degrees.




 

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