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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 Cameo Villas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cameo Villas 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 Cameo Villas:
- 28.032800, -82.552400
- 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 Cameo Villas
- 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 Cameo Villas is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Cameo Villas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cameo Villas ...
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.
- Casa Blanca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Cedarwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedarwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Village
- Copperfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Copperfield is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Country Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Country Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Run
- Crestridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crestridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestridge
- Cypress Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cypress Glen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Cypress Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hollow
- Cypress Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cypress Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Tree
- Cypress Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cypress Willows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Willows
- Eagle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eagle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Edgewater Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edgewater Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Place
- Fairway Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Continue List (34 more) ...
- Fountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fountain Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Grove Point Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point Village
- Hidden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Holiday Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Indian Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Jasmine Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jasmine Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Pond
- Kirby Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kirby Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
- Lane Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
- Lynn Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lynn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lake
- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadowglen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowglen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowglen
- Oak Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trace
- Ocean Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ocean Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Harbor
- Paddock Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paddock Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Trail
- Pebblebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Pine Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rainbow Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Court
- Rocky Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rocky Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rose Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
- Sandpiper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandpiper is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Shadberry Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shadberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadberry Village
- Springwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Sweetwater Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Creek
- Sweetwater Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
- Tarpon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Town Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Town Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Park
- Twelve Oaks Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
- Village Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Village Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Wood
- Villager Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Villager Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villager Place
- Whispering Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
- Wood Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wood Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
How Far From Cameo Villas 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 Cameo Villas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cameo Villas and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cameo Villas to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 814 miles [1,310 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 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cameo Villas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cameo Villas 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 Cameo Villas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0328, Longitude: -82.5524 In this case, the coordinates for Cameo Villas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.885 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.302 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.904 degrees. |
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