Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fortuna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fortuna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fortuna
- 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 Fortuna:
- 27.934400, -82.477500
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fortuna
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Fortuna is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fortuna ...
We found seven communities that share the name Fortuna.
Within Florida, the name Fortuna is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Fresno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Fortuna [Fresno County].
- Humboldt County
- This Fortuna is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,506 miles [4,033 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Fortuna that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Fortuna.
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fortuna ...
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.
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brae have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie Brae is located in Hillsborough County
- Caruthers
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Casey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Courier City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courier City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
- Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
- Dills
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Edison Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Park
- Edison Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Fishers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Goldmine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Golf View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Park
- Golf View Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Golf View Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Place
- Golf View Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Gray Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
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- Harbour Court
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Court
- Harbour Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Havana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hick
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Highway Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park
- Highway Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Island Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Place
- Island Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jean Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Place
- Jean Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Lamb
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lincoln Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Lincoln Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Live Oak Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Place
- Live Oak Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Louis Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Place
- Louis Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Luna Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Madrid
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Masons
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Near Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Oriole
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Park City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Seabreeze
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Stonehouse
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehouse
- Stonehouse is located in Hillsborough County
- Terra Nova
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Nova have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Nova
- Terra Nova is located in Hillsborough County
- Woodlawn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Woodlawn Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Harbour Court
How Far From Fortuna 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 Fortuna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fortuna and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fortuna to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fortuna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fortuna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fortuna could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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- Fortuna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fortuna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9344, Longitude: -82.4775 In this case, the coordinates for Fortuna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fortuna to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.837 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.234 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.90 degrees. |