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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 Gillette Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gillette Park 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 Gillette Park:
- 27.974900, -82.487900
- 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 Gillette Park
- 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 Gillette Park is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Gillette Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gillette Park ...
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.
- Ben Hur
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ben Hur is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Blue Moon Court
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blue Moon Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon Court
- Central Court
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Central Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Cornerstone Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cornerstone Plaza is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Plaza
- Crabcake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crabcake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabcake
- Dills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dorothy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dorothy Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Fair Ground Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fair Ground Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Ground Farms
- Fishers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fishers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Goldmine
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goldmine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
- Grove Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Heights
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Havana
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Havana is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Hidden Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hidden Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Highway Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highway Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park
- Homelands
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Homelands is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
- Horizon Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Horizon Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Place
- Idle Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Idle Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Forest
- Idle Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Idle Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Grove Park
- Jensen Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jensen Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- Lamb
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lamb is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Lincoln Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Maine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Park
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Michigan Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Michigan Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Heights
- Michigan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Michigan Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park
- Piney Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piney Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Princess Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Princess Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Park
- River Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- River Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
- Riverwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
- Suburb Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Suburb Royal is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb Royal
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunrise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Terra Nova
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Terra Nova is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Nova
- Woodlawn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
How Far From Gillette Park 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 Gillette Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gillette Park and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Gillette Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 816 miles [1,313.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gillette Park) 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 Gillette Park 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 Gillette Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9749, Longitude: -82.4879 In this case, the coordinates for Gillette Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.846 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.249 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.895 degrees. |
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