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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 Banner Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Banner 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 Banner Oaks:
    • 28.061300, -82.464500
    • 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 Banner 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 Banner Oaks is near Pasco County and also Pinellas 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 Pinellas 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 Banner Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Banner 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.

  • Castle Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Castle Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
  • Dill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
  • Flora Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Flora Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Park
  • Floral Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Floral Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Gardens
  • Forest Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Forest Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
  • Golf View Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Golf View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Heights
  • Golfland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Golfland Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfland Park
  • Harvey Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harvey Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Heights
  • High Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • High Pines is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pines
  • Indian Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Joshuas Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Joshuas Bend is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshuas Bend
  • Lake Ellen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lake Ellen is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Log Cabin Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Log Cabin Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Hills
    • Marigold Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Marigold Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold Gardens
    • Otterman
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Otterman is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterman
    • Paddock Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Paddock Square is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Square
    • Settlers Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Settlers Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Pointe
    • Sunny Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunny Shores is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
    • Tall Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Tall Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
    • Tuxedo Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
    • Tuxedo Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tuxedo Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Terrace
    • University Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • University Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Banner Oaks and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the South.
  • 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 Banner Oaks 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 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Banner Oaks) 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 Banner 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 Banner Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0613, Longitude: -82.4645       In this case, the coordinates for Banner Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.84 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.254 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.87 degrees.