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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 Feather Sound, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Feather Sound 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 Feather Sound:
- 27.901045, -82.673886
- 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 Feather Sound
- 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 Pinellas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- Since Feather Sound is near Hillsborough County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Feather Sound
Curious and Interesting Names Near Feather Sound ...
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.
- Ball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ball is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Beans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beans is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Canal Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Shores
- Carol Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carol Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Shores
- Clearwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Coachman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coachman is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman
- Crestridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crestridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestridge
- Cross Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Bayou is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Bayou
- Dana Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dana Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Shores
- Forest Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Harbor Bluffs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harbor Palms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harbor Palms is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Palms
- Harbor Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harbor Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Highpoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Holiday Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Holly Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Jane Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jane Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Terrace
- Kelloggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kelloggs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs
- Lane Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
- Occident
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Occident is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occident
- Overlook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Overlook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Palm Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palm Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Bay
- Palm Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Palm Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Park
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Pelican Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pelican Island is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Island
- Picadilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Picadilly is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picadilly
- Rainbow Court
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Court
- Rattlesnake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rattlesnake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
- Regency Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Regency Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cove
- Robinson Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Rocky Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rocky Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Point Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Village
- Ronnie Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ronnie Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronnie Place
- Safety Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saltmarsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saltmarsh is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltmarsh
- Stephanie Way
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stephanie Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephanie Way
- Stoney Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stoney Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunset Camp is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Camp
- Sunset Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunset Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Creek
- Sweetwater Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
- Sweetwater Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Terrace
- Venetian Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Venetian Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Shores
- Waterfront Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfront Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront Cove
- Wood Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
How Far From Feather Sound 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 Feather Sound to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Feather Sound and extending to:
- Clearwater, which is the Seat of Pinellas County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Feather Sound 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 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Feather Sound) 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 Feather Sound 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 Feather Sound. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9010, Longitude: -82.6739 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.939 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.969 degrees. |
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