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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 Clair-Mel City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clair-Mel City 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 Clair-Mel City:
- 27.931134, -82.368704
- 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 Clair-Mel City
- 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 Clair-Mel City is near Pinellas County and also Manatee 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 Manatee 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 Clair-Mel City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clair-Mel City ...
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.
- Archer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Archer is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Berryhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berryhill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Bunchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bunchville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunchville
- Dixie View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie View
- Easy Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Easy Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Way
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Eucalyptus Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eucalyptus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Park
- Everett
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Everett is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Faith Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Faith Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Park
- Fishers Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishers Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Farms
- Florence Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florence Villa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardenville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Gold Coast
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold Coast is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coast
- Gold Rush
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gold Rush is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rush
- Hawks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Jessie Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jessie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Legacy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Legacy Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legacy Park
- Lukes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lukes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes
- Michigan Broadway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Michigan Broadway is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Broadway
- Missouri Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Missouri Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Park
- Orient Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orient Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Park
- Palm River
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
- Progress Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Progress Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Village
- Providence Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Providence Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Lakes
- Providence Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Oaks
- Shady Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Sixmile Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sixmile Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Creek
- Speedway Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Speedway Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway Park
- Spillers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spillers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers
- Starlite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Starlite is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite
- Sugarcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugarcreek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Tradewinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tradewinds is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
- Triangle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
How Far From Clair-Mel City 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 Clair-Mel City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clair-Mel City and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Clair-Mel City 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 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clair-Mel City) 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 Clair-Mel City 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 Clair-Mel City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9311, Longitude: -82.3687 In this case, the coordinates for Clair-Mel City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.78 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.166 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.866 degrees. |
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