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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 Cumpressco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cumpressco 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 Cumpressco:
- 28.358894, -82.039248
- 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 Cumpressco
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Cumpressco is near Pasco County and also Polk 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 Polk 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 Cumpressco
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumpressco ...
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.
- Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Berry is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Clay Sink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clay Sink is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Sink
- Green Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Lake Pasadena Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moss Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Rock Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Ridge is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Tarrytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Tommytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tommytown is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tommytown
- Zephyrhills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cumpressco 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 Cumpressco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cumpressco and extending to:
- Bushnell, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cumpressco to Bushnell, 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cumpressco) 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 Cumpressco 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 Cumpressco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3589, Longitude: -82.0392 In this case, the coordinates for Cumpressco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.637 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.061 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.672 degrees. |
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