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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 Harbor Palms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbor Palms 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 Harbor Palms:
- 28.043629, -82.692044
- 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 Harbor Palms
- 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 Pinellas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- Since Harbor Palms is near Hillsborough County and also Pasco 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 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 Harbor Palms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor Palms ...
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.
- Casa Blanca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Coachman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coachman is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman
- Crystal Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fawn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
- Fawn Ridge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
- Harbor View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harbor View is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Jane Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jane Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Terrace
- Lake Julia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Julia is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Julia
- Lane Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
- Mandolin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mandolin is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandolin
- Meadow Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Nine Eagles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Eagles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Eagles
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Palm Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palm Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Bay
- Palm Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pebblebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Rose Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
- Safety Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saltmarsh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saltmarsh is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltmarsh
- Waterfront Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterfront Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront Cove
- Wood Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wood Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
How Far From Harbor Palms 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 Harbor Palms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harbor Palms and extending to:
- Clearwater, which is the Seat of Pinellas County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Harbor Palms to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 11 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harbor Palms) 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 Harbor Palms 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 Harbor Palms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0436, Longitude: -82.6920 In this case, the coordinates for Harbor Palms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.959 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.946 degrees. |
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