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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for East Bay Park.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Bay Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Bay 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 East Bay Park:
- 27.955400, -82.420700<1>
- 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 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 East Bay 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 East Bay Park
Communities Also Named East Bay Park ...
We found one communities that are also named East Bay Park.
Within Florida, the name East Bay Park is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named East Bay Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- East Bay Park, Wayne County
- This East Bay Park is located in Wayne County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the East Bay Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of East Bay Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Bay 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.
- Archer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Archer is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Ben Hur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ben Hur is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Berryhill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Berryhill is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Big Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Blue Moon Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Moon Court is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon Court
- Bonita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonita is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonniehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bonniehaven is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
- Bryans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bryans is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Buffalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Gardens is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Bunchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bunchville is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunchville
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cairo is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Continue List (75 more) ...
- Canning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canning is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Central Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central Court is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Central Village is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Cones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cones is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Dills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dills is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Eastern Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eastern Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Edgewater Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewater Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Eldorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elizabeth is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Emma Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emma Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Enterprise is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Erin Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erin Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
- Estuary
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Estuary is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
- Eucalyptus Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eucalyptus Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Park
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Everett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Everett is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Florence Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Florence Villa is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
- Francis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Francis is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friendship is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gardenville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gardenville is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gary
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gary is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Garytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garytown is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Geneva is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Georgia Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Park
- Glovers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glovers is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers
- Gold Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gold Rush is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rush
- Goodwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwater is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Grand View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grove Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grove Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Heights
- Grove Hill Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grove Hill Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
- Harbour Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harbour Court is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Court
- Hawks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hawks is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Hazard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hazard is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Headford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Headford is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headford
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Ridge is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High School Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High School Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland View is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Homestead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Ida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Island Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Island Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Place
- Jensen Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jensen Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- Jessie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jessie Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
- La Petite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- La Petite is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Petite
- Lewis Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Heights
- Little Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Cuba is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
- Lucky Strike
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lucky Strike is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
- Lukes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lukes is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes
- Lullaby Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lullaby Pines is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lullaby Pines
- Lyons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lyons is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Marie Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marie Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Heights
- Mattie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Michigan Broadway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Michigan Broadway is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Broadway
- Mossy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Murray is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Nebraska Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nebraska Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska Park
- Oak Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Tree is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Palm River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Palm River is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Panama is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Peeler Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peeler Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Heights
- Pierce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Piney Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Woods is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Prince
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prince is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Rainbow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Heights
- Salmon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salmon is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Silver Moon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Moon is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
- Sparkman Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sparkman Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
- Spillers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spillers is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tanner Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tanner Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Thrashers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thrashers is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Tradewinds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tradewinds is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
- Triangle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Triangle is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Watch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Watch Hill is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Zephyr Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zephyr Grove is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove
- Zion Height
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Height is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height
How Far From East Bay Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as East Bay Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Bay Park and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from East Bay Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for East Bay Park:
Decimal: 27.95540, -82.420700
DDMMSS: 27° 57' 19", -82° 25' 14" |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Bay Park) 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 East Bay 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 East Bay Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9554, Longitude: -82.4207 In this case, the coordinates for East Bay Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.809 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.204 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.878 degrees. |
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