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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 Fawn Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fawn Lake 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 Fawn Lake:
    • 28.072700, -82.588300
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fawn Lake
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Fawn Lake ...

We found one communities that share the name Fawn Lake.

Within Florida, the name Fawn Lake is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Fawn Lake in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Fawn Lake is located in Fort Bend County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fawn Lake that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Fawn Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fawn Lake ...

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.

  • Casa Blanca
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
    • Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
  • Eaglebrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
    • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
  • Fawn Ridge Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
    • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Foxs Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Corner
    • Foxs Corner is located in Hillsborough County
  • Hammock Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammock Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Woods
    • Hammock Woods is located in Hillsborough County
  • Indian Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
    • Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
  • Indian Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
    • Indian Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone Crossings
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Crossings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Crossings
    • Keystone Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
  • Lake Julia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Julia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Julia
    • Lake Julia is located in Hillsborough County
  • Mandolin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandolin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandolin
    • Mandolin is located in Hillsborough County
  • Meadow Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
  • Native Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Native Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Woods
    • Native Woods is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pebblebrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebblebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
      • Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Rose Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
      • Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
    • Sugarwood Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarwood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Grove
      • Sugarwood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Tarpon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
      • Tarpon is located in Hillsborough County
    • Town Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Park
      • Town Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Turtle Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
      • Turtle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Villager Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villager Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villager Place
      • Villager Place is located in Hillsborough County

How Far From Fawn Lake 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 Fawn Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fawn Lake and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fawn Lake to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 812 miles [1,306.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fawn Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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- Fawn Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fawn Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0727, Longitude: -82.5883       In this case, the coordinates for Fawn Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Fawn Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.907 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.333 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.907 degrees.









 

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