Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bella Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bella Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bella Farms

• 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 Bella Farms:
  • 28.037100, -82.279100
  • 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 Bella Farms

• 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 Bella Farms 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 Bella Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bella Farms ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
• Cash Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
• Clark
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clark is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Clarkwild
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clarkwild is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkwild
• Cousins Corner
  (Less than 2 miles 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
• Flint Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Flint Lake is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Lake
• Graystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Graystone is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
• Harris Landings
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harris Landings is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landings
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Jolly Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
• June Bloom
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • June Bloom is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Bloom
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Kennedy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kennedy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
  • Kenny
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kenny is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
  • Kings Row
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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
  • Lee
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lee is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Parsons Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
  • Sam Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sam Mills is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Mills
  • Shangri La
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
  • Stonelake Ranch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles 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 east)
    • Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
  • Winners Circle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Winners Circle is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
  • Ye Little Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ye Little Wood is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ye Little Wood

How Far From Bella Farms 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 Bella Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bella Farms 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 Bella Farms 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 205 miles [329.9 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 808 miles [1,300.3 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 7,275 miles [11,708 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>'