Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Alafia Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alafia Ranch and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alafia Ranch

• 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 Alafia Ranch:
  • 27.847200, -82.105800
  • 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 Alafia Ranch

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
  • Since Alafia Ranch is near Polk County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Alafia Ranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alafia Ranch ...

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.

• Cindy Lynn Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cindy Lynn Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cindy Lynn Place
• Edge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Edge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
• Edison
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Edison is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Hunters Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hunters Hill is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
• Jacobs Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jacobs Run is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
• Natures Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Natures Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natures Place
• Pinecrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pinecrest is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinecrest <1>
• Rogers Ranch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ranch
• Welcome
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

How Far From Alafia Ranch 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 Alafia Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alafia Ranch and extending to:

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alafia Ranch to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'