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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 Goins Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goins Terrace 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 Goins Terrace:
    • 27.997700, -82.282300
    • 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 Goins Terrace
  • 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 Goins Terrace 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 Goins Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goins Terrace ...

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.

  • American Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
  • Big Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Big Pines is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Carriage Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
  • Cash Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
  • Chestnut Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
  • Eden Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eden Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Eleven Mile Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
  • Graystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Graystone is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Greenewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
  • Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Hickory Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Jess Walden Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
    • Jolly Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
    • Kennedy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Kennedy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
    • Kings Row
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Kings Row is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Kingsway
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Kingsway is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
    • Kingsway Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
    • Lake View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake Weeks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
    • Mango
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mango Groves
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mango Groves is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
    • Mango Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
    • Mirror Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
    • Mirror Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
    • Orangewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
    • Parsons Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
    • Parsons Reserve
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
    • Rolling Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
    • Shangri La
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La

How Far From Goins Terrace 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 Goins Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goins Terrace to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 207 miles [333.1 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 810 miles [1,303.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Goins Terrace) 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 Goins Terrace 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 Goins Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9977, Longitude: -82.2823       In this case, the coordinates for Goins Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.739 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.129 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.825 degrees.