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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 Forbes Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forbes Acres 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 Forbes Acres:
    • 28.012300, -82.189100
    • 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 Forbes Acres
  • 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 Forbes Acres is near Polk County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Forbes Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forbes Acres ...

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.

  • All Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • All Green is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Green
  • Cedar Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Destinys Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Oak is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Hawk Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hawk Woods is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Woods
  • Horn Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Horn Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Acres
  • Lanes Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
  • Lone Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lone Pine is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Long Fritzke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
  • Lynn Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lynn Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Oaks
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Marcia Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
    • Mark Hall Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mark Hall Acres is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Hall Acres
    • Meadow Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
    • Pineapple Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pineapple Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineapple Hill
    • Resting Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
    • Roach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Roach is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
    • Shaded Stand
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shaded Stand is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaded Stand
    • Shepherd
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shepherd is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Snows Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
    • Stoney Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
    • Strawberry Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Strawberry Square is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Square
    • Strawberry Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
    • Sugar Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sunny Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Sunset Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Turkey Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Turkey Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
    • Village Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Village Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Place

How Far From Forbes Acres 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 Forbes Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Forbes Acres to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 807 miles [1,298.7 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 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 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- Forbes Acres) 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 Forbes Acres 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 Forbes Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0123, Longitude: -82.1891       In this case, the coordinates for Forbes Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.691 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.075 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.792 degrees.