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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 Horn Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horn 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 Horn Acres:
    • 28.040400, -82.157100
    • 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 Horn 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 Horn Acres is near Polk County and also Pasco 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 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 Horn Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horn 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.

  • Ancient Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ancient Oak is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
  • Carolyn Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Carolyn Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Gardens
  • Cedar Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Empire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Empire is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Forest Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Oak is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
  • Four Seasons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Four Seasons is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Gator Trail
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gator Trail is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Trail
  • Gordon Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gordon Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Oaks
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Greenleaf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenleaf is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Ham Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ham Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Oaks
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Hartline
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hartline is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
    • Hawk Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hawk Woods is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Woods
    • Knights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • Leaning Pine
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Leaning Pine is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Pine
    • Magnolia Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Mark Hall Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mark Hall Acres is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Hall Acres
    • Miley Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Miley Trace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Trace
    • Mystic Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mystic Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Oaks
    • Orange Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Orange Court is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Court
    • Plant City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Resting Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
    • Roach
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Roach is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
    • Rose Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose Valley is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Rustic Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rustic Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
    • Rustic Oaks Plantation
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rustic Oaks Plantation is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks Plantation
    • School Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • School Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Park
    • Shaded Stand
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Shaded Stand is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaded Stand
    • Shepherd
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Shepherd is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Strawberry Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Strawberry Square is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Square
    • Strawberry Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
    • Sugar Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sunset Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Sweats
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sweats is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweats
    • Village Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Village Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Place

How Far From Horn Acres 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 Horn Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Horn Acres and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Horn Acres to Tampa, 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 five to six hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 805 miles [1,295.5 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 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horn Acres) 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 Horn 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 Horn Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0404, Longitude: -82.1571       In this case, the coordinates for Horn Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.676 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.062 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.776 degrees.