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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 Austin Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Austin Oaks 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 Austin Oaks:
    • 27.975100, -82.238300
    • 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 Austin Oaks
  • 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 Austin Oaks is near Polk County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Austin Oaks

Communities Also Named Austin Oaks ...

We found one communities that are also named Austin Oaks.

Within Florida, the name Austin Oaks is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Austin Oaks in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Austin Oaks is located in Hamilton County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Austin Oaks that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Austin Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Austin Oaks ...

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.

  • Angel Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Angel Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Run
  • Bonterra
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bonterra is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonterra
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cash Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
  • Chancey
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chancey is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey
  • Chestnut Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
  • Diamond Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Diamond Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gallagher Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gallagher Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Lakes
  • Gallagher Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gallagher Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Meadows
  • Greenewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
  • Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Heritage Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Heritage Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Crest
    • Hickory Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hillside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillside is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hollowtree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
    • Hunters Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hunters Cove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
    • Jerrys
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jerrys is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys
    • Jess Walden Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
    • Kings Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Kings Mill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
    • Kingsway Downs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kingsway Downs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Downs
    • Kingsway Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
    • Lake View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake Weeks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
    • Long Pond
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Long Pond is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
    • Martin
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Martin is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Orchid Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Orchid Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid Grove
    • Parsons Reserve
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
    • Pineapple Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pineapple Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineapple Hill
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ravenwood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Rolling Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
    • Shadow Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadow Bay is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Bay
    • Shady Stables
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
    • Shangri La
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
    • Snows Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
    • Sunny Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Whisper Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Whisper Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Lake

How Far From Austin Oaks 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 Austin Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Austin Oaks to Tampa, with an average speed<3> 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 209 miles [336.4 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 811 miles [1,305.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Austin Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Austin Oaks 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 Austin Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9751, Longitude: -82.2383       In this case, the coordinates for Austin Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.714 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.097 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.816 degrees.