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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 Efird Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Efird 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 Efird Farms:
    • 28.011800, -82.317000
    • 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 Efird 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 Efird Farms is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Efird Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Efird 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.

  • American Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
  • Big Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Big Pines is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Cash Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
  • Clark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clarkwild
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clarkwild is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkwild
  • Eden Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Eden Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Eleven Mile Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
  • Gold Coast
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Coast is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coast
  • Graystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Graystone is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Harris Landings
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Harris Landings is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landings
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Jolly Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
    • June Bloom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • June Bloom is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Bloom
    • Keebler
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Keebler is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler
    • Kennedy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Kennedy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
    • Kings Row
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Kings Row is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Kingsway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Kingsway is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
    • Krebs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Krebs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
    • Mango
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mango Groves
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mango Groves is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
    • Mango Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
    • Mirror Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
    • Mirror Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
    • Parsons Pointe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
    • Pilgrims Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pilgrims Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Place
    • Raven Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Raven Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Oaks
    • Shangri La
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
    • Terrace Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrace Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Highlands
    • Terrace Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrace Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Oaks
    • Williams Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Williams Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
    • Ye Little Wood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ye Little Wood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ye Little Wood

How Far From Efird Farms 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 include the distance from a community such as Efird Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Efird Farms and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Efird Farms 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 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Efird Farms) 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 Efird 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 Efird Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0118, Longitude: -82.3170       In this case, the coordinates for Efird Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.759 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.153 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.833 degrees.