Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Great Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Great Lakes and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Great Lakes

• 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 Great Lakes:
  • 28.170700, -82.578300
  • 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 Great Lakes

• 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 Great Lakes is near Pasco County and also Pinellas 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 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 Great Lakes

Communities Also Named Great Lakes ...

We found one communities that are also named Great Lakes.

Within Florida, the name Great Lakes is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Great Lakes in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Lake County
    • This Great Lakes is located in Lake County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Great Lakes that is located in Hillsborough County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Great Lakes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Lakes ...

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.

• Council Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Council Crest is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Crest
• Fern Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fern Glen is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
• Foxs Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Foxs Corner is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Corner
• Gulf Pine
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gulf Pine is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pine
• Hunters Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hunters Glen is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
• Keystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Keystone Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Keystone Beach is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Beach
• Keystone Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Keystone Cove is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cove
• Keystone Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Keystone Farms is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Farms
• Keystone Grove Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Keystone Grove Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Grove Lakes
• Keystone Groves
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Keystone Groves is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Groves
• Keystone Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Keystone Shores is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Shores
• Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Lake Abray
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Abray is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Abray
  • Lake Calm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Calm is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Calm
  • Lake Fern
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lake Fern is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fern
  • Post Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Post Shores is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Shores
  • Rainbow Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rainbow Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Terrace
  • Steeplechase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Steeplechase is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
  • Stillwater
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stillwater is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Swan Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Swan Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cove

How Far From Great Lakes to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Great Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Great Lakes and extending to:

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Great Lakes 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 five to six hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 11 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 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'