Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Butler Acres:
  • 27.879900, -82.284800
  • 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 Butler Acres

• 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 Butler Acres is near Polk County and also Manatee 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 Manatee 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 Butler Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butler Acres ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Emerald Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Emerald Creek is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
• Gallery Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gallery Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallery Gardens
• Hickory Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Hickory Highlands
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Highlands
• Hickory Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Hickory Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hickory Woods is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
• Hidden Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hidden Forest is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
• Hunter Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunter Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Place
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lynnhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lynnhaven is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
• Mays Greenglades
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mays Greenglades is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Greenglades
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Paddock Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Paddock Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Oaks
  • Ponderosa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ponderosa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Ridge Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ridge Court is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Court
  • River Rapids
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • River Rapids is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rapids
  • Rivers Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rivers Edge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
  • Riverwoods Hammock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Riverwoods Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods Hammock
  • Rolling Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Scenic Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Scenic Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
  • Shoals
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shoals is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals

How Far From Butler Acres 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 Butler Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Butler Acres and extending to:

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Butler Acres 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 213 miles [342.8 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 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 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'