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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 Fort Lonely, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Lonely 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 Fort Lonely:
- 27.646977, -82.552041
- 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 Lonely
- 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 Fort Lonely is near Manatee County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Fort Lonely
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Lonely ...
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.
- Amanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amanda is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
- Erie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Gulf City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
- Gull Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gull Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Haven
- Kims Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kims Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kims Cove
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Manatee Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manatee Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Harbor
- Mays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mays is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Netherland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Netherland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherland
- Pelican Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pelican Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Piney Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Piney Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Pirates Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pirates Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirates Point
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- River Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- River Bend is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Sable Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sable Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Cove
- Sandpiper Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandpiper Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Point
- Solitude
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Sun City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sundance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sundance is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
- Twin Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
- Winding Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Winding Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
- Wolf Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Branch
How Far From Fort Lonely 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 Lonely 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 Lonely and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Lonely to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 839 miles [1,350.2 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 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Lonely) 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 Fort Lonely 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 Fort Lonely. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.6470, Longitude: -82.5520 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Lonely have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.854 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.213 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.982 degrees. |
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