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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 Holland Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holland Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Holland Acres:
    • 27.768200, -82.144500
    • 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 Holland Acres
  • 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 Holland Acres is near Polk County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Holland Acres

Communities Also Named Holland Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Holland Acres.

Within Florida, the name Holland Acres is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Holland Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Holland Acres is located in Cecil County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holland Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Holland Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holland Acres ...

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.

  • Carter Country
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carter Country is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Country
  • Cindy Lynn Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cindy Lynn Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cindy Lynn Place
  • Creekside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Creekside is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Doe Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Doe Branch is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Branch
  • Edge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Edge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
  • Fish Hawk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
  • Fish Hawk Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fish Hawk Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk Farms
  • Fish Hawk Trails
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fish Hawk Trails is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk Trails
  • Fort Lonesome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fort Lonesome is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lonesome
  • Great Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Great Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
  • Hunters Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Jacobs Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jacobs Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Natures Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Natures Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natures Place
    • Pinecrest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rogers Ranch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rogers Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ranch
    • Sweat Farms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sweat Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweat Farms
    • Welcome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

How Far From Holland Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holland Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holland Acres to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 224 miles [360.5 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holland Acres) 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 Holland Acres 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 Holland Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7682, Longitude: -82.1445       In this case, the coordinates for Holland Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.649 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.993 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.829 degrees.