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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 Hesperides, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hesperides 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 Hesperides:
- 27.884191, -81.458963
- 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 Hesperides
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Hesperides is near Highlands County and also Osceola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Highlands County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola 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 Hesperides
Communities Also Named Hesperides ...
We found two communities that are also named Hesperides.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Hesperides.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Hesperides in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- This Hesperides is located in Hillsborough County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hesperides that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hesperides.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Hesperides is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hesperides that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Hesperides.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hesperides ...
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.
- Alpine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cypress Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Frostproof
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hammock Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeshore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility Park is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility Park
- Winter Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hesperides 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 Hesperides to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hesperides and extending to:
- Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hesperides to Bartow, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hesperides) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hesperides 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 Hesperides. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8842, Longitude: -81.4590 In this case, the coordinates for Hesperides have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.30 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.605 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.59 degrees. |
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