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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 Gulf Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gulf Pine 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 Gulf Pine:
- 28.173901, -82.590931
- 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 Gulf Pine
- 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 Pasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Since Gulf Pine is near Hillsborough County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Gulf Pine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gulf Pine ...
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 south)
- Council Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Crest
- Garden Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lake
- Great Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Great Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Lakes
- 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 southwest)
- 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 south)
- 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 south)
- 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 Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Keystone Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keystone Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Shores
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lake Abray
(Less than 2 miles 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 southeast)
- 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 south)
- Steeplechase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Stillwater
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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 Gulf Pine 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 Gulf Pine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gulf Pine and extending to:
- Dade City, which is the Seat of Pasco County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gulf Pine to Dade City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 186 miles [299.3 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 6,615 miles [10,645.8 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gulf Pine) 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 Gulf Pine 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 Gulf Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1739, Longitude: -82.5909 In this case, the coordinates for Gulf Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.916 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.357 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.887 degrees. |
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