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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 West Hollywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hollywood 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 West Hollywood:
    • 26.017305, -80.224046
    • 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 West Hollywood
  • 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 West Hollywood ...

We found one communities that share the name West Hollywood.

Within Florida, the name West Hollywood is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named West Hollywood in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This West Hollywood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,332 miles [3,753 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Hollywood that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of West Hollywood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Hollywood ...

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.

  • Carol City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Davie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Broward County
  • Fern Crest Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Crest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Crest Village
    • Fern Crest Village is located in Broward County
  • Golden Isles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Isles
    • Golden Isles is located in Broward County
  • Pine Island Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Ridge
    • Pine Island Ridge is located in Broward County
  • Plantation Isles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Isles
    • Plantation Isles is located in Broward County
  • Playland Isles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playland Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Isles
    • Playland Isles is located in Broward County
  • Playland Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Village
    • Playland Village is located in Broward County
  • Royal Country
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Country have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Country
    • Royal Country is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Royal Palm Ranches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Ranches have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Ranches
    • Royal Palm Ranches is located in Broward County
  • Sun Swept Isles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Swept Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Swept Isles
    • Sun Swept Isles is located in Broward County
  • Sunshine Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
    • Sunshine Park is located in Broward County

How Far From West Hollywood to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Hollywood and extending to:

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Hollywood to Fort Lauderdale, 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 392 miles [630.9 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 908 miles [1,461.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Hollywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Hollywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Hollywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.0173, Longitude: -80.2240    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 West Hollywood 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 309.537 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.469 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.617 degrees.




 

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