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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 Kennedy Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennedy Hill 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 Kennedy Hill:
    • 28.001966, -82.302314
    • 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 Kennedy Hill
  • 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 Kennedy Hill is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Kennedy Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennedy Hill ...

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.

  • American Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
  • Big Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Big Pines is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Carriage Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
  • Cash Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
  • Clark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clark is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Dixie View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie View is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie View
  • Eden Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Eden Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Eleven Mile Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
  • Gold Coast
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Coast is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coast
  • Graystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Graystone is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Greenewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
  • Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Harris Landings
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Harris Landings is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landings
    • Hickory Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hillcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hillcrest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hollowtree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
    • Jacobs Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
    • Jolly Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
    • Keebler
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Keebler is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler
    • Kings Row
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kings Row is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Kingsway
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kingsway is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
    • Kingsway Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
    • Krebs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Krebs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
    • Lake View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake Weeks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
    • Lakeview Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Mango
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mango Groves
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mango Groves is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
    • Mango Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
    • Mirror Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
    • Mirror Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
    • Orangewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
    • Parsons Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
    • Parsons Reserve
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
    • Pilgrims Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pilgrims Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Place
    • Raven Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Raven Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Oaks
    • Rolling Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
    • Shangri La
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
    • Timber Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
    • Williams Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing

How Far From Kennedy Hill 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 Kennedy Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kennedy Hill to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 206 miles [331.5 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 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 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 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>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kennedy Hill) 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 Kennedy Hill 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 Kennedy Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0020, Longitude: -82.3023       In this case, the coordinates for Kennedy Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.75 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.142 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.83 degrees.