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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 Beacon Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon Lakes 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 Beacon Lakes:
    • 28.211400, -82.745657
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Beacon Lakes
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beacon Lakes ...

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.

  • Bayonet Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Council Crest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Crest
    • Council Crest is located in Hillsborough County
  • Cove Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
  • Crystal Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Garden Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lake
    • Garden Lake is located in Hillsborough County
  • Gulf Harbors
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Harbors have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Harbors
    • Gulf Harbors is located in Pasco County
  • Gulf Pine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pine
    • Gulf Pine is located in Pasco County
  • Holiday
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Keystone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone Grove Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Grove Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Grove Lakes
    • Keystone Grove Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Lake Abray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Abray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Abray
    • Lake Abray is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Nine Eagles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Eagles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Eagles
      • Nine Eagles is located in Hillsborough County
    • Palm Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Seven Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Pasco County
    • Swan Cove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cove
      • Swan Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Tarpon Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Trinity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Beacon Lakes 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 Beacon Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Beacon Lakes and extending to:

  • Dade City, which is the Seat of Pasco County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beacon Lakes to Dade City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 179 miles [288.1 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 807 miles [1,298.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beacon Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pasco County: www.pascocountyfl.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Beacon Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beacon Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.2114, Longitude: -82.7457       In this case, the coordinates for Beacon Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Beacon Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.001 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.461 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.93 degrees.




 

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