Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shores:
  • 28.869156, -81.745633
  • 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 Shores

• 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Harbor Shores is near Marion County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Shores

Communities Also Named Harbor Shores ...

We found one communities that are also named Harbor Shores.

There is one other community in Florida that is also named Harbor Shores.

Beyond Florida.

• Communities Located In Florida ...
  • Hillsborough County
    • This Harbor Shores is located in Hillsborough County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Harbor Shores that is located in Lake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Harbor Shores.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor Shores ...

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.

• Confer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Confer is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confer
• Eldorado
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eldorado is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Grand Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Grand Island is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <2>
• Lane Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lane Park is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
• Lisbon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lisbon is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Mount Homer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Homer is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Homer
• Orange Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
• Silver Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Sunnyside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Harbor Shores 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 Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the South.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Harbor Shores 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 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'