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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 Conway Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conway Estates 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 Conway Estates:
    • 27.852400, -82.138800
    • 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 Conway Estates
  • 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 Conway Estates is near Polk County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Conway Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conway Estates ...

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.

  • Cindy Lynn Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cindy Lynn Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cindy Lynn Place
  • Doe Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Doe Branch is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Branch
  • Edge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Edge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
  • Edison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Edison is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Fish Hawk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
  • Fish Hawk Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fish Hawk Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk Farms
  • Fish Hawk Trails
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fish Hawk Trails is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk Trails
  • Great Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Great Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
  • Hunters Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jacobs Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jacobs Run is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
    • Natures Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Natures Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natures Place
    • Pinecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Rogers Ranch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rogers Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ranch
    • Welcome
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

How Far From Conway Estates 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 Conway Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Conway Estates and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Conway Estates to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Conway Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Conway Estates 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 Conway Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8524, Longitude: -82.1388       In this case, the coordinates for Conway Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.653 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.009 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.809 degrees.