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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ansley Park:
    • 28.027700, -82.514300
    • 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 Ansley Park
  • 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 Ansley Park is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Ansley Park

Communities Also Named Ansley Park ...

We found four communities that are also named Ansley Park.

Within Florida, the name Ansley Park is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Ansley Park is located in Clarke County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the north of the Ansley Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Ansley Park.
      • Douglas County
      • This Ansley Park is located in Douglas County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the north northwest of the Ansley Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Ansley Park.
      • Fulton County
      • This Ansley Park is located in Fulton County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the north northwest of the Ansley Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Ansley Park.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Ansley Park is located in Aiken County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the north of the Ansley Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Ansley Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ansley Park ...

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.

  • Cedarwood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedarwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Village
  • Cypress Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cypress Glen is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
  • Cypress Willows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cypress Willows is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Willows
  • Eagle Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Eagle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
  • Edna Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Edna Court is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Court
  • Egypt Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Egypt Lake is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Lake
  • Galleria
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Galleria is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galleria
  • Grove Point Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Grove Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point Village
  • Hibiscus Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hibiscus Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibiscus Gardens
  • Hidden Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Hunters Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunters Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Idle Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Idle Forest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Forest
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Jasmine Pond
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jasmine Pond is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Pond
    • Kirby Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Kirby Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
    • Lake View Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lake View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
    • Lake View Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lake View Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
    • Oak Trail
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Oak Trail is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail
    • Pine Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pine Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
    • Shadberry Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shadberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadberry Village
    • Springwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Springwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Sunray Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunray Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray Gardens
    • Tropical Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tropical Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Gardens
    • Venetian Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Venetian Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Park
    • Whispering Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Whispering Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks

How Far From Ansley Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ansley Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ansley Park and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ansley Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 813 miles [1,308.4 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<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 7,287 miles [11,727.3 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ansley Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Ansley Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ansley Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0277, Longitude: -82.5143       In this case, the coordinates for Ansley Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.864 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.277 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.893 degrees.