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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harbor Palms
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
- Coachman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Crystal Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Crystal Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Beach <2>
- Fawn Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Fawn Ridge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
- Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Harbor View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Pinellas County
- Jane Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jane Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Terrace
- Jane Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Julia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Julia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Julia
- Lake Julia is located in Hillsborough County
- Lane Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
- Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Mandolin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Meadow Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
- Nine Eagles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Eagles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Eagles
- Nine Eagles is located in Hillsborough County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Palm Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Palm Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
- Palm Harbor is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Harbor <2>
- Pebblebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebblebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Rose Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
- Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Safety Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safety Harbor
- Safety Harbor is located in Pinellas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safety Harbor <2>
- Saltmarsh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Waterfront Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfront Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront Cove
- Waterfront Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Wood Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palm Bay
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<3> 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]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Harbor Palms to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harbor Palms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Harbor Palms) to Point B.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). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.959 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.39 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.946 degrees. |