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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 Hallman Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hallman Estates 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 Hallman Estates:
- 28.104700, -82.210500
- 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 Hallman Estates
- 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 Hallman Estates 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 Hallman Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hallman Estates ...
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.
- Ancient Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ancient Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Badgers Lair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Badgers Lair is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgers Lair
- Cattlemans Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cattlemans Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattlemans Cove
- Cedar Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Oaks
- Cooks Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cove
- Family Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Family Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family Ranch
- Flint Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Lake
- Flowers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flowers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
- Four Pine Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Four Pine Estates is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pine Estates
- Gator Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gator Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Trail
- Lazy Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lazy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oaks
- Martin Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Martin Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ranch
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Marys Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Woods
- Michaelangelo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelangelo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelangelo
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pinker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pinker is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinker
- Pondside Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pondside Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondside Gardens
- Serenity Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Serenity Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Oaks
- Windcall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windcall is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcall
How Far From Hallman Estates 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 Hallman Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hallman Estates and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hallman Estates 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 203 miles [326.7 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 802 miles [1,290.7 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 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hallman Estates) 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 Hallman Estates 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 Hallman Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1047, Longitude: -82.2105 In this case, the coordinates for Hallman Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.709 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.109 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.78 degrees. |
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