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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.
- 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. |
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