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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 Gallagher Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gallagher 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 Gallagher Acres:
    • 28.038900, -82.234200
    • 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 Gallagher 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 Gallagher Acres is near Pasco County and also Polk 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 Polk 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 Gallagher Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gallagher 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • All Green is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Green
  • Ancient Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ancient Oak is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
  • Destinys Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
  • Dickey
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dickey is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Flint Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint Lake is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Lake
  • Green Pastures
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Pastures is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
  • Jess Walden Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
  • Kenny
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kenny is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
  • Lanes Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
  • Lazy Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lazy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oaks
  • Lone Pine
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lone Pine is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Long Fritzke
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lynn Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lynn Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Oaks
    • Marcia Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
    • Meadow Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
    • Pineapple Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pineapple Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineapple Hill
    • Resting Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
    • Riverleaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Riverleaf is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverleaf
    • Shady Stables
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
    • Shepherd
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shepherd is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Snows Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
    • Stonelake Ranch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
    • Stoney Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
    • Sunny Slopes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gallagher Acres and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gallagher Acres to Tampa, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 206 miles [331.5 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 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 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Gallagher Acres) 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 Gallagher 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 Gallagher Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0389, Longitude: -82.2342       In this case, the coordinates for Gallagher Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.717 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.109 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.801 degrees.