Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Ken - Lark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Ken - Lark and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Ken - Lark

• 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 Ken - Lark:
  • 26.145663, -80.191382
  • 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 West Ken - Lark

• 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 West Ken - Lark 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 West Ken - Lark

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Ken - Lark ...

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.

• Flamingo Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Flamingo Village is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Village
• Golden Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Golden Heights is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
• Lazy Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lazy Lake is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
• Plantation Isles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plantation Isles is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Isles
• Plantation Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Plantation Park is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Park
• Rock Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rock Island is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Rock Island Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rock Island Village is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Village
• Royal Palm Isles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Palm Isles is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Isles
• Royal Palms Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Royal Palms Park is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms Park
• Sunrise Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunrise Heights is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
• Twin Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Village Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Village Park is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park

How Far From West Ken - Lark 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 Ken - Lark to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Ken - Lark 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 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from West Ken - Lark to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'