Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alexus Estates:
  • 27.761700, -82.258500
  • 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 Alexus Estates

• 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 Alexus Estates is near Manatee County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Alexus Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alexus 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.

• Carter Country
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter Country is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Country
• Covewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Covewood is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covewood
• Creekside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Creekside is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Jones
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Panther Trace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Panther Trace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Trace
• Pine Trace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Trace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trace
• Ranch Lands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ranch Lands is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Lands
• Shadow Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shadow Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
• Shadow Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shadow Run is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Run
• Shady Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shady Cove is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
• Shady Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shady Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
• Summer Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Summer Springs is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Springs
• Summerview Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerview Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerview Oaks
• Sweat Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sweat Farms is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweat Farms

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Alexus Estates and extending to:

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alexus Estates to Tampa, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'