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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 Country Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Run 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 Country Run:
- 28.054100, -82.539700
- 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 Country Run
- 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 Country Run is near Pinellas County and also Pasco 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 Pasco 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 Country Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Run ...
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 west)
- Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Cedarwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedarwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Village
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copperfield is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Cypress Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Glen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Cypress Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cypress Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hollow
- Cypress Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Run
- Cypress Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cypress Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Trace
- Cypress Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Tree
- Cypress Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Willows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Willows
- Eagle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eagle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Eaglebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
- Edgewater Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Place
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Fairway Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairway Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Galleria
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Galleria is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galleria
- Grove Point Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grove Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point Village
- Hidden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Indian Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Jasmine Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jasmine Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Pond
- Lake Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Ellen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Lake Ellen Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Ellen Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen Walk
- Lynn Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lynn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lake
- Meadowglen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowglen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowglen
- Native Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Native Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Woods
- Oak Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trace
- Ocean Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Harbor
- Paddock Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paddock Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Trail
- Pine Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- Pine Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rolling Green Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Green Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green Village
- Rose Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
- Sandpiper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandpiper is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Shadberry Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shadberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadberry Village
- Springwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonegate is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Sugarwood Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sugarwood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Grove
- Sunshine Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Tarpon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tarpon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Top of the Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Top of the Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Village
- Town Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Town Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Park
- Turtle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Turtle Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turtle Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Crossing
- Village Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Village Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Wood
- Villager Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Villager Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villager Place
- Whisper Sound
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whisper Sound is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Sound
- Whispering Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
How Far From Country Run 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 Country Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Country Run and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Country Run 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 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 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 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- Country Run) 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 Country Run 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 Country Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0541, Longitude: -82.5397 In this case, the coordinates for Country Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.88 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.299 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.895 degrees. |
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