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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 Delarua, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delarua 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 Delarua:
- 27.888800, -82.226900
- 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 Delarua
- 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 Delarua 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 Delarua
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delarua ...
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.
- Bent Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bent Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Canter
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canter is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canter
- Carriage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carriage Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Park
- Chickasaw Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Meadows
- Cinnamon Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cinnamon Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Trace
- Copper Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Copper Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Eden Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Wood
- Emerald Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
- Fish Hawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
- Fishhawk Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fishhawk Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk Ranch
- Greenhills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenhills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Harder Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harder Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Oaks
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Harvest Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harvest Field is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Field
- Hidden Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hidden Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hunter Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunter Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Place
- Indian Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
- Legends Pass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Legends Pass is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legends Pass
- Leonard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Marvinia Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marvinia Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinia Hills
- Mason Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mason Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Oaks
- Memory Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Memory Lane is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Lane
- Oak Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Park Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadow
- Ranch Road Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ranch Road Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Road Groves
- Ridge Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridge Dale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Dale
- Stone Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stone Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hollow
- Sugarloaf Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sugarloaf Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Ridge
- Timber Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timber Knoll is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Knoll
- Wildwood Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hollow
How Far From Delarua 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 Delarua to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Delarua and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Delarua to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 215 miles [346 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 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 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 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- Delarua) 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 Delarua 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 Delarua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8888, Longitude: -82.2269 In this case, the coordinates for Delarua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.702 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.071 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.83 degrees. |
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