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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 Pointe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Citrus Pointe 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 Citrus Pointe:
- 28.074300, -82.573400
- 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 Pointe
- 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 Pointe 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 Pointe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Citrus Pointe ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Copperfield is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Country Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Country Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Run
- Cypress Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cypress Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Trace
- Eaglebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
- Fawn Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fawn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
- Fawn Ridge Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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 north)
- Hidden Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- 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
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Keystone Crossings
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keystone Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Crossings
- 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
- Lynn Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lake
- Mandolin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mandolin is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandolin
- Meadowglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowglen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowglen
- Native Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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 east)
- Paddock Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Trail
- Pebblebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Pine Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- 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 northeast)
- Sugarwood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Grove
- Tarpon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tarpon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Town Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Town Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Park
- Turtle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Turtle Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Crossing
- Villager Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Villager Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villager Place
How Far From Citrus Pointe 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 Pointe 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 Pointe and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Citrus Pointe to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three 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 812 miles [1,306.8 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 7,288 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 Pointe) 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 Pointe 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 Pointe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0743, Longitude: -82.5734 In this case, the coordinates for Citrus Pointe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.899 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.324 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.902 degrees. |
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