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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 Bayport West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayport West 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 Bayport West:
- 28.015900, -82.609900
- 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 Bayport West
- 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 Bayport West 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 Bayport West
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayport West ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Cypress Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cypress Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Tree
- Edgewater Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edgewater Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Place
- Jane Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jane Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Terrace
- Lane Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
- Meadow Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Ocean Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ocean Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Harbor
- Palm Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palm Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Bay
- Pebblebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Rainbow Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Court
- Rocky Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rocky Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Saltmarsh
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Saltmarsh is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltmarsh
- Sandpiper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandpiper is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Town Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Town Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Park
- Twelve Oaks Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
- Waterfront Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waterfront Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront Cove
- Wood Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wood Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
How Far From Bayport West 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 Bayport West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bayport West and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bayport West to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 195 miles [313.8 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 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 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 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bayport West) 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 Bayport West 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 Bayport West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0159, Longitude: -82.6099 In this case, the coordinates for Bayport West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.914 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.333 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.926 degrees. |
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