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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 Drew Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drew Park 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 Drew Park:
- 27.986467, -82.513537
- 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 Drew Park
- 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 Drew Park 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 Drew Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drew Park ...
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.
- Canal Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canal Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Shores
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cornerstone Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cornerstone Plaza is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Plaza
- Crabcake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crabcake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabcake
- Crestridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crestridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestridge
- Dana Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dana Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Shores
- Dorothy Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dorothy Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
- Edna Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edna Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Court
- Egypt Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Lake
- Fair Ground Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fair Ground Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Ground Farms
- Fishers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fishers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Gilberts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilberts is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts
- Continue List (41 more) ...
- Goldmine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goldmine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
- Havana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Havana is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Hibiscus Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hibiscus Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibiscus Gardens
- Hidden Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hidden Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Highway Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highway Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park
- Homelands
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Homelands is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
- Horizon Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horizon Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Place
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Idle Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Idle Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Forest
- Idle Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Idle Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Grove Park
- Kirby Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake View Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
- Lake View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake View Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
- Lamb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lamb is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Lincoln Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Maine Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Park
- Marco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marco is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Masons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Masons is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Michigan Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Michigan Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Heights
- Michigan Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail
- Oriole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Pine Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Princess Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Princess Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Park
- River Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
- Riverwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
- Rocky Point Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Village
- Suburb Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suburb Royal is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb Royal
- Sunray Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunray Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray Gardens
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sweetwater Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Creek
- Sweetwater Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
- Sweetwater Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Terrace
- Triangle Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Triangle Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Heights
- Tropical Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tropical Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Gardens
- Venetian Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Venetian Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Shores
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Drew Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drew Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Drew Park and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Drew Park 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 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Drew Park) 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 Drew Park 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 Drew Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9865, Longitude: -82.5135 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.86 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.267 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.901 degrees. |
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