Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alma Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alma Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alma Heights
- 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 Alma Heights:
- 27.963100, -82.417700
- 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 Alma Heights
- 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 Alma Heights is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Alma Heights ...
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.
- Archer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Berryhill
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Buffalo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Buffalo Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Canning
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Eastern Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Eastern Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Edgewater Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edgewater Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Emma Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
- Emma Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Hillsborough County
- Estuary
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Continue List (31 more) ...
- Everett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Florence Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
- Florence Villa is located in Hillsborough County
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hillsborough County
- Gardenville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Hillsborough County
- Gary
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Garytown
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Glovers
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Grove Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
- Grove Hill Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Hawks
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- High School Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High School Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- High School Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Highland View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jessie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessie Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
- Jessie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- La Petite
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Little Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
- Little Cuba is located in Hillsborough County
- Lullaby Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lullaby Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lullaby Pines
- Lullaby Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Oak Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Palm River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
- Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Prince
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Rainbow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Heights
- Rainbow Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Salmon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Silver Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
- Silver Moon is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Tradewinds
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradewinds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
- Tradewinds is located in Hillsborough County
- Watch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Watch Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Zephyr Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zephyr Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove
- Zephyr Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Zion Height
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Height have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height
- Zion Height is located in Hillsborough County
- Everett
How Far From Alma Heights 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 Alma Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alma Heights and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Alma Heights to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alma Heights. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alma Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alma Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9631, Longitude: -82.4177 In this case, the coordinates for Alma Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Alma Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.808 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.204 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.875 degrees. |