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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 Arbor Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arbor Acres 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 Arbor Acres:
    • 28.007400, -82.234400
    • 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 Arbor Acres
  • 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 Arbor Acres is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Arbor Acres

Communities Also Named Arbor Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Arbor Acres.

Within Florida, the name Arbor Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Arbor Acres [Madison County].
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Arbor Acres is located in Davidson County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<2> to the north of the Arbor Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Arbor Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbor Acres ...

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.

  • All Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • All Green is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Green
  • Cash Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
  • Chancey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chancey is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey
  • Chestnut Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
  • Destinys Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
  • Diamond Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Diamond Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
  • Dickey
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dickey is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gallagher Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gallagher Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Lakes
  • Gallagher Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gallagher Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Meadows
  • Green Pastures
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Pastures is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Hickory Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Jess Walden Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
    • Kenny
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Kenny is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
    • Kings Row
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kings Row is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Kingsway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kingsway is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
    • Lake View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake Weeks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
    • Lanes Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
    • Lone Pine
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lone Pine is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Long Fritzke
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
    • Lynn Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lynn Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Oaks
    • Marcia Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
    • Martin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Martin is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Meadow Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
    • Parsons Pointe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
    • Pineapple Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pineapple Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineapple Hill
    • Resting Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
    • Riverleaf
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Riverleaf is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverleaf
    • Shady Stables
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
    • Shangri La
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
    • Snows Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
    • Stoney Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
    • Sunny Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Sunny Slopes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
    • Whisper Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Whisper Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Lake

How Far From Arbor Acres 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 Arbor Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arbor Acres to Tampa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 208 miles [334.7 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 809 miles [1,302 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 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Arbor Acres could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arbor Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Arbor Acres 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 Arbor Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0074, Longitude: -82.2344       In this case, the coordinates for Arbor Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.715 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.102 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.808 degrees.