Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jameson Farms:
  • 27.807000, -82.123000
  • 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 Jameson Farms

• 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 Jameson Farms 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 Jameson Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jameson Farms ...

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.

• Cindy Lynn Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cindy Lynn Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cindy Lynn Place
• Doe Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Doe Branch is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Branch
• Edge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Edge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
• Great Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Great Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
• Hunters Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Hill is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
• Jacobs Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobs Run is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
• Natures Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Natures Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natures Place
• Pinecrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinecrest <1>
• Rogers Ranch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ranch
• Welcome
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

How Far From Jameson Farms to ...

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

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

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jameson Farms 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 most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 223 miles [358.9 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 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'