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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 Aston Villas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aston Villas and the surrounding area.
- 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 Aston Villas:
- 28.058000, -82.634000
- 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 Aston Villas
- 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 Aston Villas 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 Aston Villas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aston Villas ...
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.
- Casa Blanca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Copperfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Copperfield is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Cypress Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Tree
- Eaglebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
- Edgewater Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Place
- Fawn Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fawn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
- Fawn Ridge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
- Harbor Palms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harbor Palms is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Palms
- Indian Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Jane Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jane Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Terrace
- Keystone Crossings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Crossings
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lake Julia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Julia is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Julia
- Lane Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
- Mandolin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mandolin is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandolin
- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Nine Eagles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nine Eagles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Eagles
- Ocean Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Harbor
- Palm Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palm Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Bay
- Pebblebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Rainbow Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Terrace
- Rocky Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rose Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
- Saltmarsh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saltmarsh is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltmarsh
- Sandpiper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandpiper is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Steeplechase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Steeplechase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Tarpon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Town Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Town Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Park
- Turtle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Villager Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Villager Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villager Place
- Waterfront Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterfront Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront Cove
- Wood Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
How Far From Aston Villas 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 Aston Villas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Aston Villas and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aston Villas to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 814 miles [1,310 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 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 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- Aston Villas) 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 Aston Villas 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 Aston Villas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0580, Longitude: -82.6340 In this case, the coordinates for Aston Villas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.93 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.357 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.925 degrees. |
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