Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in American Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to American Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for American Gardens
- 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 American Gardens:
- 28.002000, -82.288400
- 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 American Gardens
- 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since American Gardens is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near American Gardens ...
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.
- Big Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Cash Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
- Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Eden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Eleven Mile Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleven Mile Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
- Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Graystone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Jolly Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
- Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Kennedy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
- Kennedy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Kings Row
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Kingsway
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Kingsway Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
- Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
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- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Lake Weeks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Weeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
- Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
- Mango
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango
- Mango is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mango <2>
- Mango Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mango Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
- Mango Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Mango Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mango Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
- Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Mirror Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
- Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Mirror Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Orangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Parsons Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
- Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
- Rolling Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Shangri La
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shangri La have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
- Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake View
How Far From American Gardens 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 American Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in American Gardens and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from American Gardens to Tampa, 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 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for American Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- American Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in American Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0020, Longitude: -82.2884 In this case, the coordinates for American Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 American Gardens 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 310.743 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.133 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.826 degrees. |