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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 Durant Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Durant Oaks 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 Durant Oaks:
    • 27.906400, -82.217200
    • 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 Durant Oaks
  • 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 Durant Oaks is near Polk County and also Pasco 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 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 Durant Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Durant Oaks ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bent Tree is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
  • Bonterra
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonterra is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonterra
  • Canter
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Canter is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canter
  • Carriage Park
    (Less than 2 miles 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 west)
    • Chickasaw Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Meadows
  • Cinnamon Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cinnamon Trace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Trace
  • Citrus Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Citrus Wood is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Wood
  • Copper Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Greenhills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Greenhills is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
  • Harder Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harder Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Oaks
  • Harvest Field
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Harvest Field is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Field
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Indian Trails
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Indian Trails is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
    • Jerrys
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jerrys is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys
    • Kings Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Kings Mill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
    • 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
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Orchid Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Orchid Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid Grove
    • Park Meadow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Park Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadow
    • Pleasant Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Ranch Road Groves
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • 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 south)
      • Stone Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hollow
    • Sugarloaf Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sugarloaf Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Ridge
    • Timber Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Timber Knoll is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Knoll
    • Wildwood Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wildwood Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hollow

How Far From Durant Oaks 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 Durant Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Durant Oaks 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 Durant Oaks 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 214 miles [344.4 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 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 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Durant Oaks) 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 Durant Oaks 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 Durant Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9064, Longitude: -82.2172       In this case, the coordinates for Durant Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.698 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.069 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.823 degrees.