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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 Citrus Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Citrus 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 Citrus Acres:
    • 28.081800, -82.580700
    • 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 Citrus 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 Citrus Acres 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 Citrus Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Citrus 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.

  • Casa Blanca
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Eaglebrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
  • Fawn Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fawn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
  • Fawn Ridge Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
  • Foxs Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Foxs Corner is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Corner
  • Hammock Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hammock Woods is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Woods
  • Hidden Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Lake is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
  • Hunters Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Indian Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
  • Indian Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
  • Keystone Crossings
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Keystone Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Crossings
  • Keystone Groves
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Keystone Groves is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Groves
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lake Julia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Julia is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Julia
    • Mandolin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mandolin is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandolin
    • Native Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Native Woods is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Woods
    • Orange Blossom Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange Blossom Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Blossom Creek
    • Paddock Trail
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Paddock Trail is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Trail
    • Pine Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
    • Rainbow Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rainbow Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Terrace
    • Rock Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake
    • Rocky Pond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Pond is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Pond
    • Rose Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
    • Stonegate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Stonegate is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Sugarwood Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sugarwood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Grove
    • Turtle Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Turtle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
    • Turtle Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Turtle Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Crossing
    • Villager Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Villager Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villager Place

How Far From Citrus Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Citrus 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 Citrus Acres and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Citrus 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 192 miles [309 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 811 miles [1,305.2 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 6,619 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 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Citrus Acres) 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 Citrus 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 Citrus Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0818, Longitude: -82.5807       In this case, the coordinates for Citrus Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.903 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.33 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.903 degrees.