Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fort Hamer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Hamer and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Hamer

• 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 Fort Hamer:
  • 27.525316, -82.430094
  • 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 Fort Hamer

• 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 Manatee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee County
  • Since Fort Hamer is near Hillsborough County and also Sarasota 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 Sarasota 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 Fort Hamer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Hamer ...

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.

• Bethany
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bethany is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Cedar Hammock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Hammock is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
• Erie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Erie is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Foxleigh
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Foxleigh is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxleigh
• Fullers Earth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fullers Earth is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers Earth
• Lorraine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lorraine is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Manatee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Manatee is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee
• Piney Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Point is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
• Sun City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sun City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <1>
• Sundance
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sundance is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
• Willow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
• Willow Shores
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Shores is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Shores
• Winding Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Winding Creek is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek

How Far From Fort Hamer to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fort Hamer to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bradenton, which is the Seat of Manatee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Hamer to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'