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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 Fern Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fern Glen 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 Fern Glen:
- 28.156600, -82.520900
- 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 Fern Glen
- 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 Fern Glen is near Pasco County and also Pinellas 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 Pinellas 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 Fern Glen
Communities Also Named Fern Glen ...
We found three communities that are also named Fern Glen.
Within Florida, the name Fern Glen is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Fern Glen is located in Saint Louis County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fern Glen that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Fern Glen.
- Ontario
- This Fern Glen lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the north of the Fern Glen that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fern Glen that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Fern Glen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fern Glen ...
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.
- Candlelight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Candlelight is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Catherine Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catherine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Park
- Coopers Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coopers Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Bayou
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crystal Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cove
- Crystal Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Cypress Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cypress Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadows
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deer Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edgewater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Elysian Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elysian Fields is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Fields
- Frenchs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Garden Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garden Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Great Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Great Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Lakes
- Heritage Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heritage Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbor
- Heritage Harbor Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Lane is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Lane
- Hunters Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Glen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Lake Charles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Lake Fern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Fern is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fern
- Lakeshore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Longboat Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longboat Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longboat Landing
- Marilyn Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marilyn Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilyn Shores
- Orange Blossom Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Blossom Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Blossom Creek
- Reflections
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reflections is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reflections
- Rock Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake
- Rocky Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Pond
- Sapphire Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sapphire Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Lake
- Stillwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stillwater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Sunny Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Pines
- Triple Lake Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Triple Lake Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lake Shores
- Triple Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Triple Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes
- Tropical Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tropical Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Lakes
How Far From Fern Glen to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fern Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fern Glen and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fern Glen to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 189 miles [304.2 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 805 miles [1,295.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 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- Fern Glen) 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 Fern Glen 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 Fern Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1566, Longitude: -82.5209 In this case, the coordinates for Fern Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.877 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.31 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.868 degrees. |
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