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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 Bayland Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayland Oaks 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 Bayland Oaks:
- 28.018900, -82.278900
- 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 Bayland 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 Bayland Oaks 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 Bayland Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayland 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.
- American Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
- Big Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Cash Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
- Chestnut Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Clark
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cousins Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cousins Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Corner
- Dickey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Eden Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Eleven Mile Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
- Graystone
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graystone is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
- Greenewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Jess Walden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
- Jolly Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
- June Bloom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- June Bloom is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Bloom
- Kennedy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kennedy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
- Kings Row
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kings Row is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Kingsway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingsway is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Kingsway Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake Weeks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Mango Groves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mango Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
- Mango Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
- Mirror Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
- Mirror Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Parsons Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
- Shady Stables
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
- Shangri La
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
- Stonelake Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
- Stoney Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
- Straits
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Straits is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Sunny Slopes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Ye Little Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ye Little Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ye Little Wood
How Far From Bayland 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 Bayland 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 Bayland Oaks and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayland Oaks 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 206 miles [331.5 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 8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bayland 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 Bayland 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 Bayland Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0189, Longitude: -82.2789 In this case, the coordinates for Bayland Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.739 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.131 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.819 degrees. |
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