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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 Beattys Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beattys Corner 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 Beattys Corner:
- 27.966967, -82.170644
- 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 Beattys Corner
- 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 Beattys Corner 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 Beattys Corner
Communities Also Named Beattys Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Beattys Corner.
Within Florida, the name Beattys Corner is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Beattys Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- LaPorte County
- This Beattys Corner is located in LaPorte County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beattys Corner that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Beattys Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beattys Corner ...
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.
- Chancey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chancey is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey
- Citrus Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Citrus Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Landing
- Critter Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Critter Lane is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critter Lane
- Diamond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drew is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Empire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Forest Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
- Gallagher Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gallagher Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Lakes
- Gallagher Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gallagher Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Meadows
- Graves Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graves Orchard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Orchard
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Greenleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Homeland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Gardens
- Kings Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Lees Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ranch
- Lone Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lone Oak Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Grove
- Lone Oak Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lone Oak Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Haven
- Orange Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orange Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Haven
- Orchid Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchid Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid Grove
- Piney Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Oaks
- Register Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Register Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register Place
- Robinson Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinson Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Farms
- Rose Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Valley is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Roseland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Snows Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
- Strawberry Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Square
- Sugar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sunny Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunset Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Tangerine Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tangerine Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine Trails
- Turkey Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Turkey Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkey Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Turkey Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hollow
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Village Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Place
How Far From Beattys Corner 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 Beattys Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beattys Corner and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Beattys Corner to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 212 miles [341.2 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Beattys Corner) 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 Beattys Corner 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 Beattys Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9670, Longitude: -82.1706 In this case, the coordinates for Beattys Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.054 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.796 degrees. |
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