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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 Carr Drive, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carr Drive 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 Carr Drive:
- 28.147300, -82.421700
- 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 Carr Drive
- 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 Carr Drive is near Pasco County and also Pinellas 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 Pinellas 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 Carr Drive
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carr Drive ...
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.
- Coopers Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coopers Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Bayou
- Cypress Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cypress Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Eagle Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eagle Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Crest
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Evergreen North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen North is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen North
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Hounds Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hounds Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Hollow
- Hounds Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hounds Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Run
- Jessies Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jessies Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessies Place
- Lake Keen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Live Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Live Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Manor Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Maplehill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maplehill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehill
- Montana Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Montana Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Pines
- Oak Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Park Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pond Eddy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pond Eddy is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Popes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Popes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes
- Regalwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Regalwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regalwoods
- Ridgelake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridgelake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
- Rustic Oaks Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rustic Oaks Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks Place
- Suzie Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Suzie Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suzie Trace
- Tangerine Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tangerine Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine Hill
- Tropical Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tropical Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Lakes
- Turning Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turning Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turning Point
- Vander Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vander Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander Creek
- Waterbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterbridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbridge
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pond
How Far From Carr Drive 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 Carr Drive to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carr Drive and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Carr Drive 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 193 miles [310.6 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 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 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carr Drive) 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 Carr Drive 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 Carr Drive. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1473, Longitude: -82.4217 In this case, the coordinates for Carr Drive have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.824 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.248 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.839 degrees. |
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