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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 East Bay Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Bay Farms 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 East Bay Farms:
    • 27.930400, -82.405600
    • 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 East Bay Farms
  • 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 East Bay Farms 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 East Bay Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Bay Farms ...

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.

  • Archer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Archer is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Berryhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Berryhill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • Bonniehaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonniehaven is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
  • Bryans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryans is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
  • Bunchville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunchville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunchville
  • Cairo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Canning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Canning is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
  • Central Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
  • Eastern Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eastern Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
  • Easy Way
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Easy Way is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Way
  • Edgewater Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Edison Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Edison Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Park
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Elizabeth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elizabeth is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Enterprise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Enterprise is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Erin Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Erin Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
    • Estuary
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Estuary is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
    • Eucalyptus Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Eucalyptus Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Park
    • Everett
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Everett is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Faith Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Faith Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Park
    • Florence Villa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Florence Villa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
    • Friendship
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Friendship is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Gardenville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Gardenville is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gary
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gary is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Garytown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Garytown is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
    • Geneva
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Geneva is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Glovers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Glovers is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers
    • Gold Rush
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gold Rush is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rush
    • Grove Hill Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Grove Hill Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
    • Harbour Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Harbour Court is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Court
    • Hawks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hawks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
    • Highland View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Highland View is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
    • Island Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Island Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Place
    • Jessie Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jessie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
    • La Petite
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • La Petite is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Petite
    • Legacy Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Legacy Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legacy Park
    • Little Cuba
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Cuba is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
    • Lucky Strike
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lucky Strike is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
    • Lukes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lukes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes
    • Lullaby Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lullaby Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lullaby Pines
    • Lyons
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyons is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Michigan Broadway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Michigan Broadway is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Broadway
    • Missouri Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Missouri Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Park
    • Murray
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Murray is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Oak Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Oak Tree is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
    • Orient Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Orient Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Park
    • Palm River
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
    • Panama
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Panama is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
    • Progress Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Progress Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Village
    • Rainbow Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rainbow Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Heights
    • Salmon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Salmon is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
    • Sixmile Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sixmile Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Creek
    • Sparkman Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparkman Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
    • Speedway Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Speedway Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway Park
    • Spillers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spillers is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers
    • Sugarcreek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugarcreek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Tradewinds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tradewinds is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
    • Triangle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Triangle is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Watch Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Watch Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
    • Zephyr Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Zephyr Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove
    • Zion Height
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Zion Height is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height

How Far From East Bay Farms 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 East Bay Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in East Bay Farms and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from East Bay Farms 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 817 miles [1,314.8 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 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Bay Farms) 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 East Bay Farms 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 East Bay Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9304, Longitude: -82.4056       In this case, the coordinates for East Bay Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.799 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.189 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.878 degrees.