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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 C T Lewis Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to C T Lewis Acres 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 C T Lewis Acres:
    • 27.962400, -82.173400
    • 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 C T Lewis 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 C T Lewis Acres 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 C T Lewis Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near C T Lewis 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.

  • Angel Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Angel Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Run
  • Chancey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chancey is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey
  • 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)
  • Empire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Empire is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • 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 east)
    • 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
  • 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 northeast)
    • Hopewell Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Gardens
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • 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 southeast)
      • 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
      (2 miles [3.2 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
    • Pleasant Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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 C T Lewis Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as C T Lewis Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in C T Lewis Acres and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from C T Lewis Acres 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- C T Lewis Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 C T Lewis Acres 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 C T Lewis Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9624, Longitude: -82.1734       In this case, the coordinates for C T Lewis Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.679 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.055 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.798 degrees.